Hamer Warren Solar Farm (23 MW)
Hamer Warren Solar Farm is a 23 MW solar farm project in New Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2023; the record was last updated on 30 January 2024.
23 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
30 January 2024record last updated
New Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 3 February 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 23 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 30 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Somerley Estate
- Planning authority
- New Forest
- Planning application reference
- 20/11073
- Site area
- 38.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hamer Warren, Somerley, Ringwood
- Council area (by location)
- New Forest
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8094
Who decides
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Adj Harmer Warren Quarry | battery storage | 10 | under construction | 0.4 |
| Warren Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.1 |
| Cross Roads Plantation | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Verwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 20.4 | operational | 5.7 |
| Homeland Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 6.1 |
| Holt Road | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Wedgehill Farm | solar farm | 13 | operational | 7.0 |
| Mannington Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 7.9 |
| Woodlands Manor Farm, Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (50.8902, -1.8115).