Solar, wind and battery projects near Alresford (SO24)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SO24 (Winchester): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road Solar Farm (5.4 MW solar farm, application submitted on 31 March 2026, no decision recorded), 0.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SO24
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Suttonsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Oct 2014 | Sep 2013 | granted Nov 2013 | Oct 2014 | Winchester | 0.4 |
| Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.4 | application submitted | Mar 2026 | — | — | Winchester | 0.5 |
| Godsfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11.8 | application withdrawnupdated May 2022 | Jan 2021 | — | May 2022 | Winchester | 5.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Farm, Bentworthsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — | East Hampshire | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the SO24 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Winchester decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Winchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.