Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road Solar Farm (5.4 MW)
Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road Solar Farm is a 5.4 MW solar farm project in Winchester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 March 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on an unrecorded date.
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Winchestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- not recorded
- Operator or applicant
- ILOS Energy UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Winchester
- Planning application reference
- 26/00707/FUL
- Site area
- 12.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Western Court Bishops Sutton Road Bishops Sutton
- Council area (by location)
- Winchester
- Name in REPD
- Western Court, Bishops Sutton Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 20875
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Sutton | solar farm | 12 | operational | 0.8 |
| Godsfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.8 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
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 (51.0847, -1.1404).