Renewable energy projects in New Forest
31 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in New Forest (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 11 approved but not running, 8 operational and 7 refused. The council refused 7 of 26 decided applications (27%; UK 19%), with a median 11 weeks from submission to decision.
31projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
27%of decisions refused
How New Forest decides
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Projects in New Forest
Projects of 1 MW and more (22)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Road, Marchwoodbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypassbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Hamer Warren Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 23 | under constructionupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Jan 2024 |
| Solar Farm at Walkford Moor Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted Aug 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | refusedupdated Jul 2024 | Feb 2024 | refused Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarrybattery storage | battery storage | 10 | under constructionupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2017 | — | Dec 2022 |
| Office Fieldsolar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Oct 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | Feb 2014 |
| Durley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.7 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2014 | May 2014 | — | Jul 2014 |
| Tavells Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Mar 2012 | granted May 2012 | Apr 2013 |
| Fletchwood Lane, Totton Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5.3 | refusedupdated May 2026 | Jul 2025 | refused Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| The Manor of Cadland Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Jan 2011 | granted May 2011 | Feb 2014 |
| Limolands Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2014 | Jun 2014 | — | Sep 2014 |
| Limolands Farm Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated Apr 2016 | Oct 2014 | refused Dec 2014 | Apr 2016 |
| Exbury Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Dec 2014 | refused Feb 2015 | May 2016 |
| Land South of Bury Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | abandonedupdated Apr 2018 | Aug 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Apr 2018 |
| The Manor of Cadland Estate - extensionsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Apr 2014 |
| Lower Pennington Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.7 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Sep 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Aug 2014 |
| Land South Of Carlton Housesolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | refusedupdated Jan 2016 | Oct 2015 | refused Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 |
| Testwood Water Supply Workssolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2017 | Jul 2016 | granted Dec 2016 | Sep 2017 |
| Beckley Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.7 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Apr 2012 | granted Jun 2012 | May 2016 |
| Pennington Wastewater Treatment Works, Milford Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | May 2024 |
| Pennington Recycling Centresolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Aug 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Supermarket, Tottonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Christchurch Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Newtown Park House Energy Centresolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Station Mill, Ashford Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Jan 2025 |
| Staplewood Campus, Marchwoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Hoburne Naish, Glenside Naish Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | refused Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| Slowhill Copse, Bury Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
Postcode districts in New Forest
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH24 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| BH25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| SO40 | 37 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| SO41 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| SO42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| SO43 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| SO45 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| SP6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 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 New Forest by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.