Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storage (44 MW)
Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 44 MW solar farm project in East Hampshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 19 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 August 2025.
44 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 August 2025record last updated
East Hampshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Quintas Energy UK Limited
- Planning authority
- East Hampshire
- Planning application reference
- EHDC-25-0716-FUL
- Site area
- 68.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Gaston Lane, Farringdon
- Council area (by location)
- East Hampshire
- Name in REPD
- Gaston Lane, Farringdon - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11950
The scheme also includes 2 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | East Hampshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Wood Farm Lane | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 0.2 |
| Copse Close Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Wilsom Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.8 |
| Land to the north and south of Cakers Lane (Wilsom) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.8 |
| Land east of Kingsley Sports Club | solar | 5 | permission expired | 8.4 |
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 (51.1145, -0.9811).