Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road Solar Farm (12 MW)
Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in New Forest, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 18 June 2024; the record was last updated on 2 July 2024.
12 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 July 2024record last updated
New Forestcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 February 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 June 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- New Forest
- Planning application reference
- 23/01683FULL
- Site area
- 9.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road, Southampton
- Council area (by location)
- New Forest
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13716
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletchwood Lane, Totton Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 0.5 |
| Durley Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Mill Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate | battery storage | 62 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Tavells Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 4.8 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
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 (50.9119, -1.5208).