Marsh House Solar Park (5.5 MW)
Marsh House Solar Park is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in East Hampshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 April 2015.
5.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 April 2015record last updated
East Hampshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 March 2012 | Application submitted |
| 28 August 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 December 2013 | Appeal allowed |
| 6 June 2014 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Constantine Land Ltd
- Planning authority
- East Hampshire
- Planning application reference
- 53234/001
- Appeal reference
- A/13/2189797/NWF
- Site area
- 12.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ne/O Gully Copse, Cheeks Farm Lane, Bentley, Alton, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- East Hampshire
- Time to decision
- 94 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1233
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Croft Farm, Crondall | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane | battery storage | 100 | refused | 4.9 |
| Rye Common | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Fleet Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 47.5 | under construction | 6.2 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Land east of Kingsley Sports Club | solar | 5 | permission expired | 7.4 |
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 (51.2056, -0.8486).