Solar, wind and battery projects near Brockenhurst (SO42)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SO42 (New Forest): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Pennington Wastewater Treatment Works, Milford Road (1.3 MW solar farm, application submitted on 15 April 2024, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 8.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SO42
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limolands Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2014 | Jun 2014 | — | Sep 2014 | New Forest | 7.8 |
| Limolands Farm Solar Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated Apr 2016 | Oct 2014 | refused Dec 2014 | Apr 2016 | New Forest | 7.8 |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Lower Pennington Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.7 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Sep 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Aug 2014 | New Forest | 8.5 |
| Pennington Recycling Centresolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Aug 2016 | New Forest | 8.7 |
| Durley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.7 | application withdrawnupdated Jul 2014 | May 2014 | — | Jul 2014 | New Forest | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Park House Energy Centresolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | New Forest | 4.9 |
| Staplewood Campus, Marchwoodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | New Forest | 9.8 |
| Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | refused Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | New Forest | 9.9 |
| Christchurch Road, Downtonbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Jan 2025 | New Forest | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the SO42 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 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How New Forest decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 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 SO42, 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.