Power plant · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV Array
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV Array is a permitted power plant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, with 2 MW of capacity, operated by Canford Renewable Energy Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Whites Pit, Canford Recycling Centre, Arena Way, Wimborne, BH21 3BW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Dec 2023 (permit APP/23/01002/F, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 19 Sept 2023 (reference APP/23/01002/F, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Dec 2023 (granted, reference APP/23/01002/F, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Canford Renewable Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2 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 | 3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7679, -1.9567 | 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference APP/23/01002/F)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference APP/23/01002/F)
How it compares
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV Array is the 1,849th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,806th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,849th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,806th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,008th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 170 grid connections (105 operating, 849 MW), 138 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canford EFW grid connection | Grid connection | 27 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Waste 7.125 MW grid connection at Alderney | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Alderney Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Creekmoor Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Hampreston Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 3.7 km |
| Wimborne Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 7.7 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
Operator and place
More from Canford Renewable Energy Limited
- Canford10 MW · under construction
- Whites Landfill Site (Canford)6 MW
- Dorset Green Solar Farm5 MW
- Waste 7.125 MW grid connection at Alderney7.13 MW
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- 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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