Barley Wood Farm Lane (5.4 MW solar farm)
Barley Wood Farm Lane is a 5.4 MW solar farm project in East Hampshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
5.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
East Hampshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 31 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- East Hampshire
- Planning application reference
- 54507/002
- Site area
- 14.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South of, Gaston Lane, Farringdon, Alton
- Council area (by location)
- East Hampshire
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1474
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Lane 54507/001 | 5.8 | 11 June 2013 | withdrawn 14 August 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Hampshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 44 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Copse Close Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Wilsom Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.7 |
| Land to the north and south of Cakers Lane (Wilsom) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.7 |
| Land east of Kingsley Sports Club | solar | 5 | permission expired | 8.2 |
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 (51.1147, -0.9782).