Taplins Farm solar park (5.9 MW)
Taplins Farm solar park is a 5.9 MW solar farm project in Hart, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 June 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
5.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Hartcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 20 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables
- Planning authority
- Hart
- Planning application reference
- 14/00998/MAJOR
- Site area
- 13.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of Taplins Farm Lane Winchfield Hook Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Hart
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2312
Who decides
| Applications | Hart | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 10 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungerford Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Trimmers Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 3.1 |
| Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Fleet Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Holt Lane Solar Park | solar farm | 22 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Rye Common | battery storage | 49.5 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Bowenhurst Farm, Mill Lane | battery storage | 100 | refused | 4.7 |
| Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
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 (51.2885, -0.8835).