Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Woodtown Farm
Woodtown Farm is a solar power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 3.8 MW of capacity, operated by Woodtown Solar Limited.
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 | Woodtown Farm, Christchurch Road, West Parley, BH22 8SW | 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 | 14 Oct 2015 (permit 3/14/0956/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 | 24 Oct 2014 (reference 3/14/0956/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Oct 2015 (granted, reference 3/14/0956/FUL, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Woodtown Solar Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.8 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 | 7.46 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7765, -1.8690 | 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 3/14/0956/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference 3/14/0956/FUL)
How it compares
Woodtown Farm is the 2,897th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 4,225th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.8 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 2,897th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,225th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 13,032nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 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: 191 grid connections (116 operating, 995 MW), 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 3.62 MW grid connection at Redhill | Grid connection | 3.62 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Parley Court Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| 99.9MW BESS Christchurch Road Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Redhill BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Redhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| East Howe Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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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