Woolbridge Solar Park (5 MW)
Woolbridge Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 June 2014; the record was last updated on 23 August 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 August 2017record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2014 | Construction started |
| 18 June 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Good Energy Generation
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- 6/2013/0446
- Site area
- 10.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Tout Hill, Woolbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1902
Who decides
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokeford Farm | solar farm | 28.5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Alaska Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 3.2 |
| Trigon Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.3 |
| Bottom Plain | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.9 |
| North Fossil Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Oaklands Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Galton Manor Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Holly Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Galton Manor Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.6886, -2.2235).