Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne Solar Farm (21 MW)
Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne Solar Farm is a 21 MW solar farm project in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 July 2026.
21 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 July 2026record last updated
Basingstoke and Deanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 December 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 11 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 June 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 11 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Planning application reference
- 23/02000/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 25/00077/REF
- Site area
- 36.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lower Wyke Farm Lower Wyke St Mary Bourne Andover
- Council area (by location)
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Time to decision
- 148 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10973
Who decides
| Applications | Basingstoke and Deane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 22 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Way, Walworth Business Park Solar Photovoltaics | rooftop solar | 5.2 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Cowdown Lane | solar farm | 40 | operational | 5.4 |
| Owls Lodge Farm Extension | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Owls Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Hatherden Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.7 |
| Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.9 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Andover Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (Basingstoke and Deane) | wind farm | 8 | appeal withdrawn | 9.0 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (3 of 14 turbines Test Valley BC) | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawn | 9.0 |
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 (51.2365, -1.4161).