Renewable energy projects in East Hampshire
26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in East Hampshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 6 pending, 10 approved but not running, 7 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 4 of 19 decided applications (21%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
26projects in the council area
6awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
21%of decisions refused
How East Hampshire decides
| Applications | East Hampshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Projects in East Hampshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovedean Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Feb 2025 | Aug 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Lovedean Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2020 | May 2019 | — | Jan 2020 |
| Copse Close Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Mar 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Lovedean, Denmead Solar farm & Battery storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | — | Mar 2022 |
| Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 44 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Wilsom Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jan 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Land to the north and south of Cakers Lane (Wilsom)solar farm | solar farm | 11 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jan 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2017 |
| Marsh House Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Mar 2012 | granted Dec 2013 | Apr 2015 |
| Barley Wood Farm Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Dec 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | May 2015 |
| Land east of Kingsley Sports Clubsolar | solar | 5 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2017 | Jan 2014 | granted Apr 2014 | Jul 2017 |
| Lovedean Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Oct 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | Apr 2013 |
| Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 2 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Whitman Laboratoriesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Jun 2016 | granted Aug 2016 | Oct 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhill Farm, Picketts Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Oct 2022 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Little Willow, Upper Anstey Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Alton Sport Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | May 2025 |
| Old Thorns Golf and Country Clubrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| The New Barn, Bedford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Whitewool Farm, East Meonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Reeves Britannia, The Causewayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Spire Portsmouth Hospital, Bartons Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Steyne Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021 | Jan 2021 | — | Mar 2021 |
| Lovedean, Denmead Solar farm & Battery storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | — | Mar 2022 |
| Copse Close Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Apr 2022 |
| Maltbys Engineering, Newman Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Holt Farm, Bentworthsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
Postcode districts in East Hampshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| GU31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| GU32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| GU33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| GU34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| GU35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| PO8 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to East Hampshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.