Power plant · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 3
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 3 is a solar power plant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by Eco Sustainable Solutions.
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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Chapel Lane, Parley, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6BG | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 30 Jan 2015 (permit 8/14/0412, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Aug 2014 (reference 8/14/0412, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Jan 2015 (granted, reference 8/14/0412, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Eco Sustainable Solutions | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 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 | 7.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8034, -1.8616 | 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference 8/14/0412)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference 8/14/0412)
How it compares
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 3 is the 2,799th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 4,085th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 2,799th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,085th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 12,851st of 15,800 | 1,923,633 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: 200 grid connections (122 operating, 1,048 MW), 156 substations and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 4.731 MW grid connection at Redhill | Grid connection | 4.73 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Eco Parley Generation grid connection | Grid connection | 8.69 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Eco Solar 1 grid connection | Grid connection | 23.6 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Ferndown Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Redhill BSP | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Redhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 9.1 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Operator and place
More from Eco Sustainable Solutions
- Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 236 MW
- Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV)5 MW
- Chapel Lane ERF3.4 MW · under construction
- Eco Composting3.2 MW
- Bourne Park AD (AD)1.1 MW
- Parley Renewable Energy Park (AD)1 MW
- Eco Parley Generation grid connection8.69 MW
Other power plants in England
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units2,580 MW
- Ratcliffe-on-Soar2,021 MW
- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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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