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Bedborough Farm
Bedborough Farm is an operational 7 MW solar farm in Dorset, generating since 26 February 2016. Planning permission was granted on 3 November 2014, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Solstice Renewables Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 August 2014 |
| Permission granted | 3 November 2014 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 26 February 2016 16 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Dorset
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Under Construction | 49.9 | 3.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13 | 5.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 20 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 13.2 | 5.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 36 | 5.4 km |
Hydrogen · Operational | 0.9 | 5.6 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 5.6 km |
How big is Bedborough Farm?
Bedborough Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 7 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Bedborough Farm?
REPD records the operator as Solstice Renewables Ltd. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Bedborough Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 August 2014. Permission was granted on 3 November 2014, 3 months later. The site became operational on 26 February 2016, 16 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 2114.
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