Newton South Solar Farm Dorchester Road Lytchett Minster
Proposal
Non Material Amendment for he replacement of two existing transformer stations with two new transformer stations to planning application 6/2013/0134 :Construction of a solar park including ground mounted solar voltaic arrays, generating up to 8.1 MWp of electricity, transformer housings,security fencing, cameras, landscaping and other associated works.
- Submitted
- 2 November 2026
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Nov
- ValidatedValidated2 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Newton South Solar Farm Dorchester Road Lytchett Minster. Dorset has handled 40 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Lytchett Matravers and Upton.
70% of non material amendment 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
- Application type
- Non Material Amendment
- Parish
- Lytchett Minster and Upton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Kempston Street Works 87 Kempston Street Fabric District Liverpool L3 8HE
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Dorset
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.
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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.
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Source: Dorset
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