Power plant · New Forest, England, United Kingdom
Fletchwood Lane, Totton - Solar Park
Fletchwood Lane, Totton - Solar Park is a cancelled power plant in New Forest, England, United Kingdom, with 5.26 MW of capacity, operated by Trant Engineering Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New Forest (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Fletchwood Lane, Totton, SO40 7DZ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Jul 2025 (reference 25/00760FULL, planning authority New Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Mar 2026 (refused, reference 25/00760FULL, planning authority New Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Trant Engineering Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.26 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 13.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9074, -1.5181 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority New Forest, reference 25/00760FULL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority New Forest, reference 25/00760FULL)
How it compares
Fletchwood Lane, Totton - Solar Park is the 1,736th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,713th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.26 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,736th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,713th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,333rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 215 grid connections (123 operating, 1,140 MW), 187 substations, 8 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletchwood Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Fletchwood Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| 5.88MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 5.88 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Totton Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Land to the East of Marchwood Bypass grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 3.2 km |
| Nursling GSP | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Regit4u | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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