Godsfield Solar Farm (11.8 MW)
Godsfield Solar Farm is an 11.8 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 26 April 2022; the record was last updated on 17 May 2022.
11.8 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
17 May 2022record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2022 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 17 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 20/02832/FUL
- Site area
- 21.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent Godsfield Copse Godsfield Lane Old Alresford
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- REPD reference
- 6213
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Farm solar park | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.9 |
| Preston Farm, Preston Candover | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Bishops Sutton | solar farm | 12 | operational | 5.9 |
| Woodmancott Down | wind farm | 18 | refused | 6.4 |
| Frying Down Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (51.1349, -1.1363).