Bishop’s Waltham Solar Farm (12 MW)
Bishop’s Waltham Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 February 2017; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 May 2017record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 October 2016 | Construction started |
| 17 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Solafields U/Bishop's Waltham Renewables Ltd
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 15/00786/FUL
- Site area
- 28.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Winchester Road, Bishops Waltham
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1325
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Farm House Locks Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Glebe Farm, Curdridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Raglington Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 3.4 |
| Titchfield Lane, Wickham | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Fontley House Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 49 | under construction | 6.8 |
| Funtley Solar Photovoltaic PV Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 7.0 |
| Chalcroft Solar Park | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 7.0 |
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 (50.9443, -1.2081).