Hunters Race Solar Park (9.3 MW)
Hunters Race Solar Park is a 9.3 MW solar farm project in Chichester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 July 2014; the record was last updated on 2 October 2014.
9.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 October 2014record last updated
Chichestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 May 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 March 2014 | Construction started |
| 23 July 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Aardvark Environment Matters
- Planning authority
- Chichester
- Planning application reference
- 13/00382/FUL
- Site area
- 12.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lavant Quarry, Hunters Race, Lavant, Chichester, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Chichester
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2280
Who decides
| Applications | Chichester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Westhampnett Landfill | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Strettington Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Merston Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.5 |
| Land at Tangmere Airfield | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Oving Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Boxgrove Common, Tinwood Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Mundham, Runcton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Decoy Farm House Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 8.0 |
| Park Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (50.8621, -0.7927).