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A solar farm at Trigon, near Wareham, could continue operating for an extra ten years under plans submitted to Dorset Council.
Bottom Plain Solar Park Limited is seeking permission to extend the life of its development at Bere Road, Coldharbour, by changing a condition attached to its planning consent.
The solar park, which has permission to generate up to 10 megawatts of electricity, was granted consent in 2013. Work began in May 2014 and was completed in December 2015.
The application concerns the length of time the site can remain in use, rather than a proposal to increase its generating capacity.
The development includes ground-mounted solar panels, associated equipment and housing, security fencing, cameras and landscaping.
Solar site near Trigon, Wareham (Image: Dorset Council)
Wording included in the application requires the panels, frames, inverter housings, fencing, CCTV cameras and other associated structures to be dismantled and removed within 30 years and six months of construction being completed, or within six months of electricity generation ending, whichever comes first.
The developer would have to notify the council in writing within five working days of power production ceasing. A scheme for restoring the land would also have to be submitted for approval within three months of generation ending.
The stated reason for the condition is to ensure the site is restored at the end of its operational life, protecting the landscape and visual amenity within the South-East Dorset Green Belt.
The site lies within Wareham Forest, with arable fields to the north, east and south, and grassland and dense gorse to the north-west. The Morden and Hyde Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest lies to the south-west.
Ecological information records sightings of sand lizard, slow worm, grass snake, adder and common lizard during visits in 2023 and 2025. The survey findings suggest it qualifies as a key reptile site with the site now also rich in wildflowers.
The Dorset Council application reference, which is open to public comment, is P/VOC/2026/05947.
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