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Waterditch Solar Farm
Waterditch Solar Farm is an operational 18 MW solar farm in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, generating since 31 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 24 June 2015, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: New Forest Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 May 2015 |
| Permission granted | 24 June 2015 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2016 9 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Green Belt — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Avon SAC
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.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 18 | 0.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.2 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.7 | 5.1 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 1.5 | 5.3 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.8 | 5.9 km |
EfW Incineration · Under Construction | 3.4 | 7.9 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 3.2 | 8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 8.2 km |
How big is Waterditch Solar Farm?
Waterditch Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 18 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 Waterditch Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as New Forest Energy. 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 Waterditch Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 May 2015. Permission was granted on 24 June 2015, 1 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2016, 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 5315.
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