Field House Solar / Hursley Road (6.4 MW)
Field House Solar / Hursley Road is a 6.4 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 March 2015; the record was last updated on 4 September 2018.
6.4 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 September 2018record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 24 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 14/00813/FUL
- Site area
- 15.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Field House Farm, Hursley, Winchester
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silkstead Farm, Poles Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Home Farm, Hursley Park Road | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Churchers Common Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.0 |
| Winchester Battery Storage | battery storage | 19 | operational | 3.6 |
| Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| South Lynch Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 7.9 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farm | solar farm | 27 | 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 (51.0087, -1.3915).