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Solar, wind and battery projects near New Milton (BH25)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BH25 (New Forest): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted on 21 July 2025, no decision recorded), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

15projects within 10 km
4awaiting a decision
1approved, not running
6operational

Projects within 10 km of BH25

Projects of 1 MW and more (11)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Solar Farm at Walkford Moor Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm15approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2023granted Aug 2024Feb 2026New Forest1.6
Beckley Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm1.7operationalupdated May 2016Apr 2012granted Jun 2012May 2016New Forest1.8
Office Fieldsolar farmsolar farm7.2operationalupdated Feb 2014Oct 2012granted Dec 2012Feb 2014New Forest3.2
Limolands Farmsolar farmsolar farm5application withdrawnupdated Sep 2014Jun 2014—Sep 2014New Forest3.3
Limolands Farm Solar Arraysolar farmsolar farm5refused on appealupdated Apr 2016Oct 2014refused Dec 2014Apr 2016New Forest3.3
Christchurch Energysolar farmsolar farm18operationalupdated Apr 2015May 2014granted Aug 2014Apr 2015Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6.5
Waterditch Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm18operationalupdated Mar 2016May 2015granted Jun 2015Mar 2016Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6.6
Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6.8
Pennington Recycling Centresolar farmsolar farm1.2operationalupdated Aug 2016Jul 2015granted Sep 2015Aug 2016New Forest6.9
Pennington Wastewater Treatment Works, Milford Roadsolar farmsolar farm1.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024Apr 2024—May 2024New Forest7.0
Lower Pennington Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.7operationalupdated Aug 2014Sep 2013granted Dec 2013Aug 2014New Forest7.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Hoburne Naish, Glenside Naish Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.2refusedupdated Mar 2023Jan 2023refused Feb 2023Mar 2023New Forest2.5
Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storagebattery storage0.2refusedupdated Oct 2024Aug 2024refused Oct 2024Oct 2024New Forest3.3
Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Jan 2025Jan 2025—Jan 2025New Forest3.3
Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025—Sep 2025Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6.8

Distance from the average position of the BH25 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 farm11216166.2
Rooftop solar100010
Battery storage320010.2

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 BH25, 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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