Bishops Sutton (12 MW solar farm)
Bishops Sutton is a 12 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2014; the record was last updated on 29 October 2014.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 October 2014record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 January 2014 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 13/01805/FUL
- Site area
- 22.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Whitehill Lane, Alresford, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1282
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Godsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.8 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
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 (51.0827, -1.1511).