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Solar Park Back Lane Sydling St Nicholas

P/FUL/2026/04819Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Install solar array & carry out associated works

Submitted
1 October 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Solar Park Back Lane Sydling St Nicholas. Dorset has handled 202 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Chalk Valleys.

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Parish
Sydling St. Nicholas

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
DAVID WREN LIMITED
Agent address
Greenacres Dorchester Road Bradford Peverell Dorchester DT2 9SQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Nicholas Batten

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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.

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