Solar PV Panels (30 MW)
Solar PV Panels is a 30 MW solar farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 September 2023.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 September 2023record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 8 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 September 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- 22/01793/FUL
- Site area
- 42.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Barnfield Solar Farm, E/O Wilmingham Lane, W/O Broad Lane, Yarmouth, And Parts Of Broad Lane, Thorley Street, Station Lane & Warlands Lane, And Shalfleet Substation, Warlands Lane, Shalfleet
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Barnfield Solar Farm, Wilmingham Lane - Solar PV Panels
- REPD reference
- 12894
Who decides
| Applications | Isle of Wight | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmingham Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.9 |
| Wellow Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 1.5 |
| Lee Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Vectis wind farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused | 2.3 |
| Homestead Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 2.6 |
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 (50.6942, -1.4795).