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Southern Counties Shooting Ground

Revised8.8 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 8 January 2015

Technology
Solar
Capacity
8.8 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
British Solar Renewables
Location
Southern Counties Shooting Ground, Southern Counties Leisure, Long Ash Lane, Wardon Hill, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9PW, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dorset
Planning application
WD/D/14/001307

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  • 21 May 2014 Planning application submitted
  • 17 December 2014 Planning permission refused

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