Hill Farm Solar Park (10.2 MW)
Hill Farm Solar Park is a 10.2 MW solar farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 May 2014; the record was last updated on 3 July 2014.
10.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 July 2014record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 29 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 May 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy (BNRG Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- P/01485/12
- Site area
- 8.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm, Carpenters Road, Brading, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1YN
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1758
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fairlee | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 1.5 |
| Fieldscale | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 8.3 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park | battery storage | 28.5 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Grange Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (50.6975, -1.1322).