Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
North Fossil Farm - Solar Panels
North Fossil Farm - Solar Panels is a cancelled solar power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Spring Dev 03 Ltd.
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 North of North Fossil Farm, Dorchester Road, East Knighton, Dorchester, DT2 8DB | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Jan 2022 (permit 6/2020/0595, 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 | 21 Jan 2021 (reference 6/2020/0595, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Jan 2022 (granted, reference 6/2020/0595, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Spring Dev 03 Ltd (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 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 | 47.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.6675, -2.2817 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Dorset, reference 6/2020/0595)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference 6/2020/0595)
How it compares
North Fossil Farm - Solar Panels was cancelled before it was built: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 40 MW is not counted in their totals.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 112 grid connections (71 operating, 584 MW), 84 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Solar Farm - PV-Replace ENJ718 grid connection | Grid connection | 29.4 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Winfrith Heath Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Review 19.9MW PV grid connection | Grid connection | 18.8 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Galton grid connection | Grid connection | 3.2 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Bovington Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Puddletown Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.