Solar, wind and battery projects near Liss (GU33)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GU33 (East Hampshire): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Copse Close Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 6 February 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 9.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of GU33
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Barley Wood Farm Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Dec 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | May 2015 | East Hampshire | 9.3 |
| Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 44 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | East Hampshire | 9.4 |
| Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 2 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | East Hampshire | 9.4 |
| Copse Close Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Mar 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 | East Hampshire | 9.9 |
| Land east of Kingsley Sports Clubsolar | solar | 5 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2017 | Jan 2014 | granted Apr 2014 | Jul 2017 | East Hampshire | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.8 |
| Reeves Britannia, The Causewayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 | East Hampshire | 7.0 |
| 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 | 7.0 |
| Copse Close Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Apr 2022 | East Hampshire | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the GU33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93.9 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 GU33, 4 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.