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Solar, wind and battery projects near Winchester (SO23)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SO23 (Winchester): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Silkstead Farm, Poles Lane (49.9 MW battery storage, approved on 13 March 2025, not yet built), 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
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of SO23

Projects of 1 MW and more (9)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Stockbridge Roadbattery storagebattery storage10approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2020Oct 2017granted Dec 2017Feb 2020Winchester2.9
Winchester Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage19operationalupdated Mar 2026Apr 2017granted Jun 2017Mar 2026Winchester5.4
Three Maids Hill Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm25operationalupdated Jan 2024Oct 2020granted May 2021Jan 2024Winchester5.7
South Lynch Farm Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm20approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Apr 2023granted Oct 2024Feb 2026Winchester6.0
Sparsholt collegebattery storagebattery storage2permission expiredupdated Aug 2020Sep 2017granted Dec 2017Aug 2020Winchester6.3
Silkstead Farm, Poles Lanebattery storagebattery storage49.9approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Jun 2024granted Mar 2025Dec 2025Winchester6.8
IBM Hursleybattery storagebattery storage1.5approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Mar 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Winchester7.7
Home Farm, Hursley Park Roadsolar farmsolar farm5approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025Oct 2024granted Jun 2025Jul 2025Winchester8.6
Field House Solar / Hursley Roadsolar farmsolar farm6.4operationalupdated Sep 2018Apr 2014granted Jul 2014Sep 2018Winchester8.8
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Micheldever Tyres Winchester, Winnall Warehouserooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Dec 2025granted Jan 2026Apr 2026Winchester0.9
Winchester Sport And Leisure Park, Bar End Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application submittedApr 2026——Winchester1.6
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Badger Farm Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024May 2024granted Jun 2024Jun 2024Winchester3.3
Unit 2 To 5, Hazeley Enterprise Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022May 2022granted Jul 2022Jun 2022Winchester5.2
Three Maids Hill Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage—abandonedupdated Jul 2024Oct 2020granted May 2021Jul 2024Winchester5.9
IBM Hursleysolar farmsolar farm—approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Mar 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Winchester7.7

Distance from the average position of the SO23 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 farm5032025
Rooftop solar413001
Battery storage6031061.4

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

How Winchester decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsWinchesterUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3710,236
Refused4 (11%)19%
Solar refused0 of 2412%
Onshore wind refused3 of 345%
Battery storage refused1 of 1016%
Median time from submission to decision14.7 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed3 / 0—

All projects in Winchester

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 SO23, 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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