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Land at Caswell Farm Common Lane Ryme Intrinseca Sherborne DT9 6JP

Decided Dorset P/ESP/2025/07145 EIA Scoping Opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the proposed constructrion of a solar farm (up to 40MW) with associated approx. 20MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), associated infrastructure and ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference P/ESP/2025/07145

Application record

Reference
P/ESP/2025/07145
Type
EIA Scoping Opinion
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Scoping opinion adopted
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Decided
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Yetminster Ward
Parish
Melbury Osmond
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT9 6JP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • P/FUL/2025/03066 Awaiting decision

    Land at Caswell Farm Common Lane Ryme Intrinseca Sherborne DT9 6JP

    Construct solar farm (up to 40 MW) with associated (approximately) 20 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); comprising the erection of solar panels mounted on frames; a 132 kV DNO Substation compound; containerised battery units; centralised inverter housing, substation building; water storage tanks; spares container; perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates. Form new vehicular access (from Cuckoo Hill Road), modify existing accesses, form access tracks and temporary construction compounds. Install underground cabling and all ancillary grid infrastructure. Carry out landscaping and associated site works.

    Submitted 19 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 23 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Scoping opinion adopted

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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  • Land at Caswell Farm Common Lane Ryme Intrinseca Sherborne DT9 6JP

    P/FUL/2025/03066 Submitted 19 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Construct solar farm (up to 40 MW) with associated (approximately) 20 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); comprising the erection of solar panels mounted on frames; a 132 kV DNO Substation compound; containerised battery units; centralised inverter housing, substation building; water storage tanks; spares container; perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates. Form new vehicular access (from Cuckoo Hill Road), modify existing accesses, form access tracks and temporary construction compounds. Install underground cabling and all ancillary grid infrastructure. Carry out landscaping and associated site works.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 130 docs

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