Hungerford Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Hungerford Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 22 August 2016; the record was last updated on 3 October 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 October 2016record last updated
Hartcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 June 2016 | Construction started |
| 22 August 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 15/01777/FUL
- Site area
- 13.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hungerford Farm, Pale Lane, Winchfield, Hook, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5387
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taplins Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 1.0 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 3.1 |
| Trimmers Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Rye Common | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane | battery storage | 100 | refused | 3.7 |
| Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Holt Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 4.7 |
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 (51.2798, -0.8805).