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P/ESP/2025/07145

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

Decided Dorset EIA Scoping Opinion

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

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

After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

More on outline applications in our guide

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