East Fairlee (7.3 MW solar farm)
East Fairlee is a 7.3 MW solar farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 February 2015; the record was last updated on 7 May 2015.
7.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
7 May 2015record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 17 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 May 2014 | Construction started |
| 12 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- The Solar Building Company Ltd
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- P/00737/13
- Address (REPD)
- part of East Fairlee Farm Fairlee Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO30
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1762
Who decides
| Applications | Isle of Wight | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 1.5 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 28.5 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Fieldscale | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 8.5 |
| Grange Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (50.7106, -1.1375).