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Solar, wind and battery projects near Lymington (SO41)

14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SO41 (New Forest): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Solar PV Panels (30 MW solar farm, approved on 8 September 2023, not yet built), 9.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

14projects within 10 km
2awaiting a decision
3approved, not running
5operational

Projects within 10 km of SO41

Projects of 1 MW and more (10)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Pennington Wastewater Treatment Works, Milford Roadsolar farmsolar farm1.3application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2024Apr 2024—May 2024New Forest1.6
Pennington Recycling Centresolar farmsolar farm1.2operationalupdated Aug 2016Jul 2015granted Sep 2015Aug 2016New Forest1.9
Lower Pennington Farmsolar farmsolar farm2.7operationalupdated Aug 2014Sep 2013granted Dec 2013Aug 2014New Forest2.0
Limolands Farmsolar farmsolar farm5application withdrawnupdated Sep 2014Jun 2014—Sep 2014New Forest4.0
Limolands Farm Solar Arraysolar farmsolar farm5refused on appealupdated Apr 2016Oct 2014refused Dec 2014Apr 2016New Forest4.0
Beckley Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm1.7operationalupdated May 2016Apr 2012granted Jun 2012May 2016New Forest8.0
Solar Farm at Walkford Moor Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm15approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2023granted Aug 2024Feb 2026New Forest8.1
Solar PV Panelssolar farmsolar farm30approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Oct 2022granted Sep 2023Sep 2023Isle of Wight9.2
Wilmingham Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm7operationalupdated Apr 2013Jan 2012granted Apr 2012Apr 2013Isle of Wight9.5
Office Fieldsolar farmsolar farm7.2operationalupdated Feb 2014Oct 2012granted Dec 2012Feb 2014New Forest9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storagebattery storage0.2refusedupdated Oct 2024Aug 2024refused Oct 2024Oct 2024New Forest3.6
Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Jan 2025Jan 2025—Jan 2025New Forest3.6
Newtown Park House Energy Centresolar farmsolar farm0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023Nov 2022granted Feb 2023Mar 2023New Forest4.3
Hoburne Naish, Glenside Naish Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.2refusedupdated Mar 2023Jan 2023refused Feb 2023Mar 2023New Forest8.6

Distance from the average position of the SO41 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 farm11135146.5
Rooftop solar100010
Battery storage210010.2

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

How New Forest decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNew ForestUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)2610,236
Refused7 (27%)19%
Solar refused6 of 2212%
Battery storage refused1 of 416%
Median time from submission to decision11.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed2 / 0—

All projects in New Forest

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 SO41, 2 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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