Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Bedborough Farm
Bedborough Farm is a power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 7 MW of capacity, operated by Solstice Renewables.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dorset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bedborough Farm, Land At Uddens Drive Wimborne Dorset, BH21 7BQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 3 Nov 2014 (permit 3/14/0790/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Aug 2014 (reference 3/14/0790/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Nov 2014 (granted, reference 3/14/0790/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Solstice Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 12.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8176, -1.9215 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Dorset, reference 3/14/0790/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference 3/14/0790/FUL)
How it compares
Bedborough Farm is the 1,479th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,361st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,479th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,361st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,857th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 184 grid connections (116 operating, 915 MW), 149 substations and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedborough Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Landfill gas 5.07 MW grid connection at Ferndown | Grid connection | 5.07 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Ferndown Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Hampreston Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Mannington GSP | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Mannington BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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