Wilmingham Lane Solar Farm (7 MW)
Wilmingham Lane Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Isle of Wight, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 March 2013; the record was last updated on 11 April 2013.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
11 April 2013record last updated
Isle of Wightcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2012 | Application submitted |
| 12 April 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 November 2012 | Construction started |
| 14 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Solar
- Planning authority
- Isle of Wight
- Planning application reference
- P/00053/12
- Site area
- 11.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Btw Tapnell Furze And Wilmingham Plantation, Wilmingham Lane, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9UQ
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Wight
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1343
Who decides
| Applications | Isle of Wight | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Wellow Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 1.4 |
| Vectis wind farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused | 2.3 |
| Lee Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Homestead Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | operational | 3.1 |
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 (50.6872, -1.4855).