Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Part Bushes Farm
Part Bushes Farm is a cancelled power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 24.8 MW of capacity, operated by Lower Winterbourne Wind Farm Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dorset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Part Bushes Farm, Riverside Farm and Tomson Farm Anderson and Winterbourne Zelston | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Aug 2003 (reference 2-2003-0765, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Oct 2004 (refused, reference 2-2003-0765, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lower Winterbourne Wind Farm Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 24.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7802, -2.1797 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Part Bushes Farm is the 493rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 920th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 24.8 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 | 493rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 920th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,309th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 152 grid connections (88 operating, 734 MW), 99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterborne Kingston Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Whitechurch Hill Energy Park grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Planned | 3.5 km |
| Solar 13.68 MW grid connection at Lytchett | Grid connection | 13.7 MW | Operating | 4.8 km |
| Rogershill Renewable Energy Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 6.2 km |
| Blandford Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Wareham BSP | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Operator and place
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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.