Crossways Solar Park
Crossways Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by Wise Energy Limited. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- South West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 5 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Wise Energy Limited
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- DT2 8BG
- Coordinates
- 50.6961, -2.3203
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Crossways Solar Park compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 5 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in South West All run by Wise Energy LimitedNearby generating sites
- Redbridge Β· 6.48 MW solar farm0.5 km
- Bourne Park 2 Β· 2.4 MW solar farm10.3 km
- Bourne Park Β· 0.25 MW solar farm10.5 km
- Oaklands Β· 5 MW solar farm12.5 km
- Newlands Β· 5 MW solar farm14.5 km
- Chickerell Β· 50 MW open-cycle gas power station15.4 km
- Littleton Farm Β· 12 MW solar farm19.7 km
- Henbury Quarry Β· 3.68 MW solar farm21.0 km
Also operated by Wise Energy Limited
Wise Energy Limited operates 9 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Hook Valley Solar Park Β· solar farm15.3 MW
- Burcroft Solar Parks Β· solar farm12.7 MW
- Whitley (Ashcott Farm) Solar Park Β· solar farm7.57 MW
- Blenches Mill Solar Park Β· solar farm6.08 MW
- Raglington Farm Solar Park Β· solar farm5.73 MW
- Chilton Cantelo Solar park Β· solar farm5 MW
- Wyld Meadow Farm Solar Park Β· solar farm4.84 MW
- Knockworthy Farm Solar Park Β· solar farm4.65 MW
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- Crossways Pit Solar Farm
- Developer / operator
- NextEnery Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning reference
- 1/D/11/000168
- Application submitted
- 24 February 2011
- Permission granted
- 23 August 2011
- Began operating
- 28 March 2013
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- Redbridge Road, Crossways, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorset, DT2 8DX
- REPD reference
- 1567
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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