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P/26/0250/VC Approved

Proposal

Variation Of Conditions 2, 3 And 8 Of (Battery Energy Storage Facility For A Temporary Period Of 25 Years) To Extend Use Of Site Until November 2061 (Phase 1) & Amend Landscaping Scheme Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Committee
20 May 2026
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Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Fareham Planning Committee on 20 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the facility supports renewable energy infrastructure and its landscape effects could be mitigated.
  • No letters of representation were received, and Environmental Health raised no adverse comments.
  • The committee voted 7 to 1 to grant permission subject to conditions and delegated authority.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, landscaping concerns, committee vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Fareham's committee minutes of 20 May 2026.

Associated applications 2

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    Variationcouncil archive

    Conditions variation sought for 2, 3, 8

    • VariationVariation Of Conditions 2, 3 And 8 (Battery Energy Storage Facility For A Temporary Period…This applicationP/26/0250/VC

Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Public footpath 0 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Fareham
Postcode
PO14 1BL
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Stubbington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
22 May 2026
Applicant
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Fareham
Planning Authority Score
9.5/10
Excellent
#1 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Fareham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #18 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fareham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
98%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #1 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #3 of 296
89%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #18 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #23 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
23 decided
583
Total decisions
14 refused in the year to March 2026