Holt Lane Solar Park (22 MW)
Holt Lane Solar Park is a 22 MW solar farm project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 June 2025.
22 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
20 June 2025record last updated
Hartcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 25/00863/FUL
- Site area
- 27.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- R/O Holt Farm, Holt Lane, Hook
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- REPD reference
- 18642
Who decides
| Applications | Hart | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimmers Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 1.5 |
| Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stations | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Taplins Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 4.4 |
| Chosley Farm, North Warnborough Solar Farm and Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Kiln Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 17.9 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Hungerford Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
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 (51.2872, -0.9468).