Three Maids Hill Solar Farm (25 MW)
Three Maids Hill Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2023; the record was last updated on 23 January 2024.
25 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 January 2024record last updated
Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 19 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Environmenta Asset Management
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 20/02311/FUL
- Site area
- 45.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Water Tower Christmas Hil, Three Maids Hill, South Wonston, Winchester,
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8011
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (abandoned).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| South Lynch Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Owls Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.1 |
| Owls Lodge Farm Extension | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.3 |
| Winchester Battery Storage | battery storage | 19 | operational | 8.6 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (3 of 14 turbines Test Valley BC) | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (7 of 14 turbines Winchester City Council) | wind farm | 14 | appeal withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (Basingstoke and Deane) | wind farm | 8 | appeal withdrawn | 8.7 |
| Somborne Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.1 |
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 (51.1136, -1.3471).