Solar, wind and battery projects near Freshwater (PO40)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PO40 (Isle of Wight): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Solar PV Panels (30 MW solar farm, approved on 8 September 2023, not yet built), 3.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PO40
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmingham Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Jan 2012 | granted Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Isle of Wight | 2.6 |
| Solar PV Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Isle of Wight | 3.3 |
| Wellow Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | refusedupdated Jul 2006 | May 2006 | refused Nov 2006 | Jul 2006 | Isle of Wight | 4.0 |
| Vectis wind farmwind farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refusedupdated May 2013 | Jul 2011 | refused Jul 2012 | May 2013 | Isle of Wight | 4.8 |
| Lee Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jan 2014 | Feb 2011 | granted Apr 2011 | Jan 2014 | Isle of Wight | 5.2 |
| Homestead Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | May 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Mar 2016 | Isle of Wight | 5.7 |
| Lower Pennington Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.7 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Sep 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Aug 2014 | New Forest | 6.8 |
| Pennington Recycling Centresolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Aug 2016 | New Forest | 6.9 |
| Pennington Wastewater Treatment Works, Milford Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | May 2024 | New Forest | 7.1 |
| Stables Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | granted Jun 2012 | Mar 2013 | Isle of Wight | 7.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | New Forest | 9.2 |
| Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Jan 2025 | New Forest | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the PO40 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 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31.3 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Isle of Wight decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Isle of Wight | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 PO40, 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.