Manor Farm, Sherborne Solar Farm (28 MW)
Manor Farm, Sherborne Solar Farm is a 28 MW solar farm project in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 10 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 22 August 2025.
28 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
22 August 2025record last updated
Basingstoke and Deanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 22 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Solar 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Planning application reference
- 25/01612/FUL
- Site area
- 87.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Manor Farm And Weybrook Park Golf Club Monk Sherborne Tadley
- Council area (by location)
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Name in REPD
- Manor Farm, Sherborne - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 10046
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaurepaire Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 2.8 |
| Chineham Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 15 | application withdrawn | 3.7 |
| Hook Lane, Malshanger | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Frog Lane, Little London | battery storage | 115 | refused | 5.0 |
| Ash Lane, Little London | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Basing Road | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Minchens Lane Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 100 | operational | 5.7 |
| Bramley Frith Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Withy Place, Bramley Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
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 (51.2977, -1.1296).