Exbury Solar Farm (5 MW)
Exbury Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in New Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 7 April 2016; the record was last updated on 4 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 May 2016record last updated
New Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 February 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 October 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 April 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- MTS Exbury Solar
- Planning authority
- New Forest
- Planning application reference
- 14/01004
- Appeal reference
- APP/B9506/W/15/3132171
- Site area
- 9.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land off Lepe Road, Exbury, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- New Forest
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4900
Who decides
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Manor of Cadland Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Camp Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 9.4 |
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 (50.7921, -1.376).