Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
The Down House
The Down House is a cancelled power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by British Solar Renewables.
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 385926 104812, Down House Estate, Blandford St. Mary, Blandford Forum, DT11 9AD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 31 Mar 2017 (permit 2/2015/1129/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 | 16 Sept 2015 (reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Mar 2017 (appeal granted, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 Mar 2017 (granted, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Jan 2016 (refused, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | British Solar Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 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 |
| Coordinates | 50.8411, -2.1879 | 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.
- Permit granted (planning authority Dorset, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA)
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Dorset, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA)
- Permit refused (planning authority Dorset, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference 2/2015/1129/PAEIA)
How it compares
The Down House is the 1,758th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,742nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 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 | 1,758th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,742nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,380th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 154 grid connections (95 operating, 773 MW), 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Canada Farm PV Generation grid connection | Grid connection | 16.6 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Blandford Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Solar 13.68 MW grid connection at Lytchett | Grid connection | 13.7 MW | Operating | 3.5 km |
| Winterborne Kingston Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| Tarrant Rushton Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
Operator and place
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- 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
- 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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