Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Higher Farm
Higher Farm is a cancelled power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 11 MW of capacity, operated by NextPower Higher Farm Limited.
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 | Land At E 378449 N 121922, Fifehead Magdalen, Higher Farm Fifehead, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5RR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Apr 2019 (reference 2/2019/0470/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Jul 2020 (appeal refused, reference 2/2019/0470/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NextPower Higher Farm Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11 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 | 21.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9956, -2.3087 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Higher Farm is the 1,033rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,758th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 11 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 1,033rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,758th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,702nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 265 grid connections (113 operating, 1,054 MW), 113 substations, 3 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Stour Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| 30MW PV & 30MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 60 MW | Planned | 3.8 km |
| Pennymoor Pit Farmhouse grid connection | Grid connection | 115 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Gillingham Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Solar 1.425 MW grid connection at Bourton | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Henstridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 996865179) | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
| Ark Data Centres | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
Operator and place
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- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.