Fontley House Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Fontley House Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 May 2017, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 August 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 May 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 3 May 2020, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 April 2016 | Application submitted |
| 3 May 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 May 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Jardin Smith International
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 16/00863/FUL
- Site area
- 7.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent To Moorshill Far, Fontley Road, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6392
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titchfield Lane, Wickham | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 49 | under construction | 1.4 |
| Funtley Solar Photovoltaic PV Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Funtley Refuse Tip | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 1.9 |
| Raglington Farm | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 3.0 |
| Glebe Farm, Curdridge Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| New Farm House Locks Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Bishop’s Waltham Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 5.4 |
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 (50.8956, -1.2092).