Solar, wind and battery projects near Petersfield (GU31)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GU31 (East Hampshire): 3 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Old Thorns Golf and Country Club (0.2 MW rooftop solar, approved on 24 March 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 10.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of GU31
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Laboratoriesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Jun 2016 | granted Aug 2016 | Oct 2017 | East Hampshire | 3.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Britannia, The Causewayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 | East Hampshire | 2.6 |
| 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 | East Hampshire | 3.4 |
| 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 | East Hampshire | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the GU31 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How East Hampshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
All projects in East Hampshire
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 GU31, 2 projects have 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.