Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
South Farm Solar Park
South Farm Solar Park is a power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Voltalia UK.
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 | South Farm, Field Dairy To Louse Lane, Spetisbury, Blandford Forum, DT11 9DY | 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 | 2022 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 25 Jun 2020 (permit 2/2019/0850/PAEIA, 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 Jun 2019 (reference 2/2019/0850/PAEIA, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Jun 2020 (granted, reference 2/2019/0850/PAEIA, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Voltalia UK | 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 | 71.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8134, -2.1388 | 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 2/2019/0850/PAEIA)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference 2/2019/0850/PAEIA)
How it compares
South Farm Solar Park is the 305th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 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 | 305th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,275th 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: 160 grid connections (96 operating, 788 MW), 111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 13.68 MW grid connection at Lytchett | Grid connection | 13.7 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Littleton Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Blandford Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Whitechurch Hill Energy Park grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Planned | 6.3 km |
| Winterborne Kingston Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Tarrant Rushton Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.1 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 21 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.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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