Solar Farm Developments On Land at Cakers Lane East Worldham & Selborne Road Selborne Alton Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

Pending SDNP/26/01388/ADJAUT

Council

South Downs

Date received

7 Apr 2026

Date validated

7 Apr 2026

Postcode

GU34 3AG

Description

Adjoining Authority Consultation - East Hampshire District Council () - Proposed installation of a 49.9MW Solar PV Farm together with ancillary Infrastructure and equipment, landscaping and access at land to the southeast of Alton Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:10

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 185.

Day 185, past the statutory target. 79% of commercial and major works in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

target

predicted

Day 185129 days past the 56-day target

47%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

62decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Site constraints 8

South Downs National Park

The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: The Old Forge, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 2 with distances

39 mThe Old ForgeGrade II
61 mOld House FarmhouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

National infrastructure project about 802 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project

The site is about 802 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation about 393 m away: East Hampshire Hangers; SSSI about 393 m away: Coombe Wood and The Lythe SSSI; Inside the East Worldham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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