Fieldscale (10.6 MW solar farm)
Fieldscale is a 10.6 MW solar farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 April 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
10.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 22 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 April 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- SBC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- P/00979/14
- Site area
- 19.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hale Manor Farm, Hale Common, Newport, Isle of Wight
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4833
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.1 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 28.5 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Camp Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.6 |
| Hill Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10.2 | operational | 8.3 |
| East Fairlee | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (50.6772, -1.2454).