Kiln Fields Solar Farm (17.9 MW)
Kiln Fields Solar Farm is a 17.9 MW solar farm project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 July 2023; the record was last updated on 23 January 2024.
17.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 January 2024record last updated
Hartcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2021 | Application submitted |
| 20 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 21/02749/FUL
- Site area
- 30.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lying To The N/O Vicarage Lane, Hound Green, Hook
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 9941
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkers Hill Farm Solar farm & Battery stations | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.2 |
| Holt Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Trimmers Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Solar Array at Spencers Wood Solar Farm Land north of Sheepbridge Court Farm Basingstoke Road Swallowfield | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Sheepbridge Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Taplins Farm solar park | solar farm | 5.9 | operational | 7.0 |
| Aborfield Solar Park | solar farm | 14 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 100 | operational | 7.3 |
| Bramley Frith Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
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 (51.3277, -0.9619).