Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Wedgehill Farm
Wedgehill Farm is a power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 13 MW of capacity, operated by Orta Solar.
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 Wedgehill Farm, Woodlands, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 8LX | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 17 Jan 2014 (permit 3/13/0669/FUL, 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 | 22 Jul 2013 (reference 3/13/0669/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jan 2014 (granted, reference 3/13/0669/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Orta Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13 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 | 50.8616, -1.8981 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wedgehill Farm is the 881st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,558th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13 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 | 881st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,558th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,783rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 3/13/0669/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 218 grid connections (133 operating, 1,087 MW), 168 substations and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgehill PV grid connection | Grid connection | 12.1 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Mannington Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Mannington BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Mannington GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Verwood PV grid connection | Grid connection | 15.2 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| 200MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 200 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
- Wedgehill PV grid connection12.1 MW
More from Orta Solar
- Rudge Farm Solar Farm7 MW
- Parkhouse Corner (Orta Solar)6.6 MW
- Hatchlands Farm5.2 MW
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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