Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storage (49.9 MW)
Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 November 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 10 November 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 10 November 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 11 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 November 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Shell Renewables (CSE23 Limited)
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 20/03185/FUL
- Site area
- 95.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Chosley Farm Bidden Road North Warnborough Hook Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 7802
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 47.5 | under construction | 3.2 |
| Trimmers Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
| Holt Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Penn Croft Farm, Crondall | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Rye Common | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stations | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane | battery storage | 100 | refused | 6.0 |
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 (51.2472, -0.9598).