Solar and renewables in Dorset
Dorset received 139 renewable energy applications in the last 12 months, including 5 battery storage sites and 38 heat pumps. Of the 99 decided so far, 92 were approved. Most rooftop panels are permitted development, so the applications here are typically the larger or more sensitive schemes.
3 Wakeling Island Silverlake Warmwell Road Crossways DT2 8GA
Construction of outdoor kitchen and outdoor store adjacent to existing decking. Resurface gravel drive with permeable resin bound gravel. Install air ...
Corfe Hill House Radipole Lane Westham Weymouth DT3 5HS
Install an air source heat pump outside existing plant room, ground level on a concrete base.
Galaxy House Bleke Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AH
Erect a stand-alone carport with solar panels on the roof.
Little Hartgrove Farm Gupples Lane Hartgrove SP7 0JY
Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array
Shearstock Farm Shaftesbury Road To Gillingham Road Shearstock SP7 9PT
Install 24 ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar panels with a supporting rechargeable battery system.
St Marys House Church Road Bradford Abbas DT9 6RF
Install two heat pumps to the rear of garage.
13 Grosvenor Road Weymouth DT4 7QL
Renovation of existing workshop including replacement roof with solar panels, replacement windows and installation of garage and pedestrian access doo...
Rosemead B3165 Junction Marshalsea Estate To Junction Mutton Street Marshwood DT6 5QB
Installation of 24-28 solar panels
3 Burts Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1NS
Proposed 3x new Standard AC Heat Pump enclosed in acoustic housing installed at ground level;, Proposed 1x new Internal Pack and External Gas cooler t...
59 Coombe Valley Road Weymouth DT3 6NL
Conversion of loft space; installation of solar panels and skylight to roof; replacement of windows and doors; replacement of existing weatherboarding...
53 Coopers Lane Verwood BH31 7PG
Demolish existing conservatories, side lean-to, and rear stores. Form new rear single storey extension. Form front porch. Raise roof, proposed rear ga...
Solar Park Back Lane Sydling St Nicholas
Install solar array & carry out associated works
Sika Cottage East Morden BH20 7DL
Demolish the existing buildings and erect a three bedroom house (with variation to condition 2 and 10 of planning permission P/FUL/2025/00999 to amend...
Long Hayes Village Street Stoke Abbott DT8 3JN
Install solar panels to garage/outbuilding roof
32 Mill Street Fontmell Magna SP7 0NU
Erect single storey side extension, install new glazing, changes to facade materials, install solar panels, air source heat pump and associated extern...
The Old Coach House Holnest Sherborne DT9 6HA
Install solar panels to part of the roof.
Local Centre Cranborne Road Colehill
Reserved matters application (following the approval of Planning permission 3/14/0016/OUT) to include access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scal...
2 The Terrace Watery Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8NB
Installation of solar panels on the back roof of cottage (east elevation).
Former Cadet Centre 8 Blind Lane Wimborne BH21 1ND
Demolition of the existing building and Construction of detached building to create office space. Double storey element interlinked to single storey b...
10 Orchard Close Fontmell Magna SP7 0PG
Install solar panels to front elevation.
9 Edward Street Blandford Forum DT11 7QL
Install solar panels to front and rear elevations.
478-480 Land Between Chickerell Road Chickerell DT3 4DH
Erect two semi detached single storey dwellings with photovoltaics to roof, associated access, parking and amenity areas
Rose And Crown 178 Wareham Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6DT
Erect a contemporary canopy of steel and aluminium construction to house two permanent BBQ smokers and accompanying extraction system. Solar panels on...
Broad Road Farm Beaminster Road Bridport DT6 3TS
Erect plant room, install air source heat pump and create 3No. landscaping bunds
Currendon Farm Currendon Hill Swanage
Installation of ground mounted solar PV array
4 Fairview Road Weymouth DT4 9BN
Demolition of garage/workshop and erection of two bed semi-detached dwelling; erection of bin store; installation of underground geocellular tank; ins...
26 Manor Fields Bridport DT6 4DB
Certificate of lawfulness to install 8 further solar panels
Wareham Day Centre Anglebury Court 21 Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HB
Install 68.85 kWp solar PV panels spread across many of the pitched roofs of the single-storey part of the building.
Caroline Cottage Prospect Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6ED
Install 14x solar panels to southern aspect of slate roof and install 2x stacked batteries.
Forge Cottage 16 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorchester DT2 7EW
Reinstatement of historically evidenced features and undertake sympathetic repairs and alterations. Conversion of washroom to office, erect garden roo...
Forge Cottage 16 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorchester DT2 7EW
Conversion of washroom to office, erect garden room, installation of solar panels and air source heat pump, reinstate pitch roof with slate tiles and ...
Crosstrees Farm Cottage Hines Mead Lane Litton Cheney DT2 9AE
Installation of timber bifold doors to the former garage opening, three conservation rooflights, and six solar PV panels to the rear (south) roof slop...
51 Woolsbridge Road St Leonards And St Ives BH24 2LT
Demolish existing bungalow and detached garage. Erect a 2 storey chalet style dwelling and detached single storey garage (with variation to condition ...
Meerhay Cottage Meerhay Manor Access Road Meerhay DT8 3SB
Installation of solar PV array and associated fencing
5 Mill Lane Yetminster DT9 6ND
Installation of 12no. solar panels to garage roof
9 North Street Bere Regis BH20 7LA
Install solar panels to roof of external garage in curtilage of listed building
Antioch House Eastop Lane Stalbridge Weston DT10 2SF
Erect two storey extension, relocate existing external doors & install new windows. Carry out internal alterations. Carry out external alterations to ...
98 High Street Swanage BH19 2NY
Loft conversion with dormer window and balcony onto existing flat roof. Installation of solar panels, air source heat pump and air conditioning
57 Poole Road Upton BH16 5HY
Sever plot and erect 2 dwellings and install air source heat pumps
Lifeboat House Peveril Point Road Swanage BH19 2AY
Install information boards.
Lifeboat House Peveril Point Road Swanage BH19 2AY
Install information boards. Erect courtyard stone walls (to replace sections of existing metal rail guarding). Install an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
Uplands Higher Street East Morden BH20 7DS
Erect single storey rear extension. Install rooflights and solar panels
Ewens Farm West Chelborough DT2 0PY
Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of a lightweight, reversible internal mezzanine floor for protected agricultural record storage; insert...
20 Stowell Crescent Wareham BH20 4PY
Addition of solar panels to garage roof considered to be lawful development and requiring a Lawful Development Certificate
Streets Meadow and Hanham Centre Hanham Road Wimborne Minster BH21 1AS
Install 362 no PV panels to roof
4 Locks Lane Glanvilles Wootton DT9 5QE
Erect 1 no. dwellinghouse and single storey extension to the existing dwelling & install air source heat pump
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