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Solar, wind and battery projects near Alton (GU34)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of GU34 (East Hampshire): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 5 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scheme is Copse Close Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 6 February 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 2.1 km away.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
5approved, not running
5operational

Projects within 10 km of GU34

Projects of 1 MW and more (8)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Copse Close Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023Mar 2022granted Feb 2023Feb 2023East Hampshire2.1
Wilsom Farmsolar farmsolar farm11operationalupdated Jul 2016Jan 2015granted Nov 2015Jul 2016East Hampshire2.6
Land to the north and south of Cakers Lane (Wilsom)solar farmsolar farm11operationalupdated May 2017Jan 2015granted Nov 2015May 2017East Hampshire2.6
Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm44application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025East Hampshire2.7
Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage2application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025—Aug 2025East Hampshire2.7
Barley Wood Farm Lanesolar farmsolar farm5.4operationalupdated May 2015Dec 2013granted Mar 2014May 2015East Hampshire2.8
Land east of Kingsley Sports Clubsolarsolar5permission expiredupdated Jul 2017Jan 2014granted Apr 2014Jul 2017East Hampshire8.3
Upper Farm solar parksolar farmsolar farm12operationalupdated Sep 2015Jun 2013granted Aug 2014Sep 2015Basingstoke and Deane8.7
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Alton Sport Centrerooftop solarrooftop solar0.4operationalupdated May 2025Mar 2025granted Jun 2025May 2025East Hampshire0.3
Copse Close Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022Mar 2022granted Feb 2023Apr 2022East Hampshire2.1
Maltbys Engineering, Newman Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Dec 2024granted Mar 2025Mar 2025East Hampshire2.5
Little Willow, Upper Anstey Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.4approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Jan 2025granted Feb 2026Apr 2026East Hampshire3.5
Holt Farm, Bentworthsolar farmsolar farm—application submittedApr 2026——East Hampshire5.0
Steyne Farmsolar farmsolar farm—application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2021Jan 2021—Mar 2021East Hampshire5.6
Sandhill Farm, Picketts Hillrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Oct 2022granted Oct 2024Oct 2024East Hampshire9.6

Distance from the average position of the GU34 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 farm9324094.3
Rooftop solar302100.4
Solar100000
Battery storage211002

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

How East Hampshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsEast HampshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1910,236
Refused4 (21%)19%
Solar refused2 of 1612%
Battery storage refused2 of 316%
Median time from submission to decision13.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 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 GU34, 3 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.

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