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Solar, wind and battery projects near Ringwood (BH24)

29 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BH24 (New Forest): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 12 approved but not yet running, 11 operational. The largest live scheme is Mannington Battery Energy Storage System (49.9 MW battery storage, under construction since 1 April 2025), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

29projects within 10 km
2awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
11operational

Projects within 10 km of BH24

Projects of 1 MW and more (20)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarrybattery storagebattery storage10under constructionupdated Dec 2022Nov 2017—Dec 2022New Forest5.1
Homeland Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm13.2operationalupdated Jan 2015May 2013granted Oct 2013Jan 2015Dorset5.4
Hamer Warren Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm23under constructionupdated Jan 2024Oct 2020granted Feb 2021Jan 2024New Forest5.5
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 3solar farmsolar farm4operationalupdated Nov 2015Aug 2014granted Jan 2015Nov 2015Dorset6.9
Verwood Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm20.4operationalupdated May 2015Apr 2014granted Jul 2014May 2015Dorset7.1
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2solar farmsolar farm36operationalupdated Nov 2014Jul 2013granted Sep 2013Nov 2014Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7.1
Warren Park Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated Jul 2020Sep 2015granted Dec 2015Jul 2020Dorset7.2
Holt Roadbattery storagebattery storage47.5approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Nov 2023granted Jul 2024Sep 2024Dorset7.2
Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV)solar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated Sep 2012Dec 2010refused Mar 2011Sep 2012Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7.3
Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1solar farmsolar farm20operationalupdated Sep 2014Nov 2012granted Mar 2013Sep 2014Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7.6
Mannington Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storagebattery storage49.9under constructionupdated Mar 2021Jan 2021granted Jul 2021Mar 2021Dorset8.0
Cross Roads Plantationsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Aug 2017Aug 2014granted Nov 2014Aug 2017Dorset8.0
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024Aug 2024granted Nov 2024Nov 2024Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8.1
Wedgehill Farmsolar farmsolar farm13operationalupdated Mar 2015Jul 2013granted Jan 2014Mar 2015Dorset8.1
Hale Farmsolar farmsolar farm8operationalupdated Mar 2016Oct 2014granted Sep 2015Mar 2016Dorset8.9
Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9.2
Woodtown Farmsolar farmsolar farm3.8operationalupdated Mar 2016Oct 2014granted Oct 2015Mar 2016Dorset9.5
Waterditch Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm18operationalupdated Mar 2016May 2015granted Jun 2015Mar 2016Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9.7
Parley Court Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm35approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2021granted Jun 2024Feb 2026Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9.7
Bedborough Farmsolar farmsolar farm7operationalupdated Mar 2016Aug 2014granted Nov 2014Mar 2016Dorset10.0
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Christchurch Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Jul 2023granted Sep 2023Sep 2023New Forest0.7
Wessex Water Palmersford Sewage Treatment, Humber Roadsolar farmsolar farm—application withdrawnupdated Jan 2023Nov 2022—Jan 2023Dorset6.9
Sainsburys Supermarket, Ringwood Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Dorset7.0
Parkfield Schoolrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4permission expiredupdated Oct 2019Oct 2019granted Jul 2020Oct 2019Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8.0
Cherry Groverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022Nov 2021granted Jan 2022Jan 2022Dorset8.9
Ferndown Upper Schoolrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022Nov 2021granted Jan 2022Jan 2022Dorset9.0
Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9.2
Station Mill, Ashford Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023Feb 2023granted Mar 2023Mar 2023New Forest9.6
Whittle Boxland, Whittle Road Energy Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022Sep 2022granted Nov 2022Nov 2022Dorset9.7

Distance from the average position of the BH24 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm1712111108
Rooftop solar706002.5
Battery storage51400108

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How New Forest decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNew ForestUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)2610,236
Refused7 (27%)19%
Solar refused6 of 2212%
Battery storage refused1 of 416%
Median time from submission to decision11.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed2 / 0—

All projects in New Forest

Is the status up to date?

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. Near BH24, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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