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North Farm Horton Dorset BH21 7HL

P/FUL/2023/02829Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Construction of Solar Farm and associated infrastructure

Submitted
16 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cranborne and Alderholt Ward
  1. Received16 May
  2. Validated16 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at North Farm Horton Dorset BH21 7HL. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 May 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Cranborne and Alderholt Ward. We hold 2,300 applications in total for the BH21 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BH21 7HL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Horton

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Helford House May Court Threemilestone Business Park Truro TR4 9LD

Additional information

Documents
214

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Dorset
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    14 Nov

    Proposed cable route in conjunction with approved solar farm developments (North Farm Solar Farm ref…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationRelatedP/FUL/2025/06819
  2. 2023
    16 May

    Construction of Solar Farm and associated infrastructure

    This applicationPendingFullP/FUL/2023/02829

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