Southwick Estate (48 MW solar farm)
Southwick Estate is a 48 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 March 2015; the record was last updated on 17 March 2015.
48 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 March 2015record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 10 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Solar Income Fund
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 13/02304/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Proposed Solar Park Southwick Estate, Belney Lane, Southwick, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1768
Who decides
| Applications | Winchester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 24 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Widley, Portsdown Hill Road | battery storage | 120 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Lovedean, Denmead Solar farm & Battery storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Lovedean Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Lovedean Lane | battery storage | 50 | refused | 5.9 |
| Bedhampton Pumping Station, Meyrick Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Titchfield Lane, Wickham | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Fontley House Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 49 | under construction | 9.4 |
| Ash Farm, Titchfield Lane | battery storage | 15 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (50.8844, -1.0813).