Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall - Solar Farm
Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall - Solar Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 13.5 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 | SW/O Wraxall Woods, Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall, DT2 0QD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Feb 2023 (reference P/FUL/2023/00953, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 May 2025 (withdrawn, reference P/FUL/2023/00953, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | British Solar Renewables (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13.5 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 |
| Area | 19.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8024, -2.6234 | 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.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Dorset, reference P/FUL/2023/00953)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference P/FUL/2023/00953)
How it compares
Wraxall Road, Higher Wraxall - Solar Farm was cancelled before it was built: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 13.5 MW is not counted in their totals.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 88 grid connections (58 operating, 446 MW) and 58 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Rampisham Down PV grid connection | Grid connection | 11.4 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Maiden Newton Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Southern Counties Complex grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 5.3 km |
| Cerne Abbas Primary | Substation | — | — | 10.0 km |
| Yetminster Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 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. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.