Land east of Kingsley Sports Club (5 MW solar)
Land east of Kingsley Sports Club is a 5 MW solar project in East Hampshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 30 April 2017; the record was last updated on 19 July 2017.
5 MWsolar
permission expiredstatus in REPD
19 July 2017record last updated
East Hampshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 April 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 19 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Granite Solar
- Planning authority
- East Hampshire
- Planning application reference
- 52947/002
- Address (REPD)
- Sickles Lane, Kingsley, Alton
- Council area (by location)
- East Hampshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2374
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land east of Kingsley Sports Club 52947/001 | 5 | 8 November 2012 | withdrawn 7 February 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | East Hampshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land to the north and south of Cakers Lane (Wilsom) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 5.7 |
| Wilsom Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 5.7 |
| Copse Close Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Marsh House Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Barley Wood Farm Lane | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 8.2 |
| Gaston Lane, Farringdon Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 44 | application submitted | 8.4 |
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 (51.1401, -0.868).