Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stations (49.9 MW)
Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stations is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 15 May 2023; the record was last updated on 11 January 2022.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
11 January 2022record last updated
Hartcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 May 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Vantage RE
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 21/00552/FUL
- Site area
- 70.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bunkers Hill Farm Reading Road Rotherwick Hook
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- Name in REPD
- Bunkers Hill Farm - Solar farm & Battery stations
- REPD reference
- 8149
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
Who decides
| Applications | Hart | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Trimmers Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 2.8 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under construction | 3.2 |
| Taplins Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 5.2 |
| Hungerford Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 7.5 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
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 (51.2996, -0.9562).