Upper Farm solar park (12 MW)
Upper Farm solar park is a 12 MW solar farm project in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 30 September 2015.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2015record last updated
Basingstoke and Deanecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 12 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 August 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Planning application reference
- 13/00653/FUL
- Appeal reference
- 14/00023/REF
- Address (REPD)
- Upper Farm Bradley Alresford Hampshire SO24 9SA
- Council area (by location)
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Time to decision
- 61 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2082
Who decides
| Applications | Basingstoke and Deane | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 22 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 26.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Farm, Preston Candover | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Godsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.8 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Frying Down Copse Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Woodmancott Down | wind farm | 18 | refused | 5.8 |
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 (51.1721, -1.0997).