Office Field (7.2 MW solar farm)
Office Field is a 7.2 MW solar farm project in New Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2013; the record was last updated on 20 February 2014.
7.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 February 2014record last updated
New Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- New Forest
- Planning application reference
- 12/99313
- Site area
- 14.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hinton, Bransgore, Hants
- Council area (by location)
- New Forest
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1273
Who decides
| Applications | New Forest | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 22 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Walkford Moor Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Christchurch Energy | solar farm | 18 | operational | 3.3 |
| Waterditch Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 3.4 |
| Waterditch Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Limolands Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.1 |
| Limolands Farm Solar Array | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.1 |
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 (50.7569, -1.7037).