Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farm (27 MW)
Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farm is a 27 MW solar farm project in Eastleigh, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 July 2025.
27 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 July 2025record last updated
Eastleighcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 26 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Planning authority
- Eastleigh
- Planning application reference
- F/23/96527
- Site area
- 37.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- We/O Allington Lane, Eastleigh
- Council area (by location)
- Eastleigh
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Allington Lane - Solar & Battery Farm
- REPD reference
- 14584
The scheme also includes 16 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Eastleigh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalcroft Solar Park | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 1.5 |
| New Farm House Locks Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Bishop’s Waltham Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 7.1 |
| Raglington Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 7.1 |
| Glebe Farm, Curdridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Silkstead Farm, Poles Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Butts Field, Mill Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Field House Solar / Hursley Road | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 7.9 |
| Netley Landfill Solar | solar farm | 12 | operational | 8.3 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.963, -1.3045).