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North of Newton Farm
North of Newton Farm is an operational 3 MW solar farm in Dorset, generating since 19 March 2014. Planning permission was granted on 28 June 2013, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Primrose Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 6 March 2013 |
| Permission granted | 28 June 2013 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 March 2014 9 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- Green Belt — Dorset
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Dorset’s record on solar
Dorset has decided 97 solar farms and approved 95%, taking a median of 3.7 months. See every solar farm decision in Dorset →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 0.3 | 0.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 0.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.3 | 1.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.1 | 2.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.9 | 4.6 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 3 | 4.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 10 | 6.1 km |
How big is North of Newton Farm?
North of Newton Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 3 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 North of Newton Farm?
REPD records the operator as Primrose Solar. 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 North of Newton Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 6 March 2013. Permission was granted on 28 June 2013, 4 months later. The site became operational on 19 March 2014, 9 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 2047.
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