Renewable energy projects in Hart
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Hart (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 12 approved but not running, 2 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 5 of 18 decided applications (28%; UK 19%), with a median 35 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
28%of decisions refused
How Hart decides
| Applications | Hart | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Projects in Hart
Projects of 1 MW and more (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Croft Farm, Crondallbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | granted Jan 2023 | Dec 2021 |
| Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Jul 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Fleet Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2019 | Jun 2019 | — | Dec 2019 |
| Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Jan 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Feb 2026 |
| Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stationssolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Jan 2022 | Feb 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Jan 2022 |
| Rye Commonbattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted Sep 2021 | Mar 2020 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted May 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Fleet Hill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 47.5 | under constructionupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | Jun 2026 |
| Holt Lane Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 22 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under constructionupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Jan 2024 |
| Trimmers Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Aug 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | May 2016 |
| Taplins Farm solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 5.9 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | May 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Jul 2016 |
| Hungerford Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 |
| Potbridge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | appeal withdrawnupdated Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Jul 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartley Wood Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stationsbattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Nov 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Jan 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in Hart
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU17 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| GU46 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
| GU51 | 42 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| GU52 | 38 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| RG27 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 4 |
| RG29 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
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 Hart by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.