Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall Solar Farm (13.5 MW)
Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall Solar Farm is a 13.5 MW solar farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 14 May 2025; the record was last updated on 30 June 2026.
13.5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 June 2026record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- P/FUL/2023/00953
- Site area
- 19.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- SW/O Wraxall Woods, Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- Name in REPD
- Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9443
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampisham North | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Rampisham Down Transmitting Station | solar farm | 24 | application withdrawn | 1.4 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 | solar farm | 9 | operational | 5.4 |
| Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Cruxton Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 6.3 |
| Caswell Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 9.7 |
| Caswell Farm, Common Lane | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 9.8 |
| Caswell Farm, Common Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 9.8 |
| Alton Mead Lane | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 9.9 |
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 (50.8022, -2.626).