Homestead Farm (10.7 MW solar farm)
Homestead Farm is a 10.7 MW solar farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2015; the record was last updated on 15 March 2016.
10.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 March 2016record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- P/00607/14
- Site area
- 19.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- land at Homestead Farm, Caulbourne Lane AND land at Lower Dodpits Farm, Warlands Lane, Ningwood, Newport
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2314
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.5 |
| Vectis wind farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused | 1.5 |
| Wellow Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 1.9 |
| Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Wilmingham Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.1 |
| Camp Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 9.3 |
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 (50.694, -1.4431).