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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Overton

Overton is a 3.75 MW solar farm in South East England, operated by Cubico Sustainable Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South East
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJun 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedDec 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionOct 2015 (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
3.75 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Cubico Sustainable Investments
Region
South East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
RG25 3ES
Coordinates
51.2514, -1.2778

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Overton compares

541st of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
89th of 105in South East
0.07%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 3.3 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 3.75 MW station would generate roughly 3.3 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,220 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

All UK solar farms Solar farms in South East All run by Cubico Sustainable Investments

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Cubico Sustainable Investments

Cubico Sustainable Investments operates 18 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Developer / operator
British Solar Renewables
Planning authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Planning reference
14/01777/FUL
Application submitted
17 June 2014
Permission granted
18 December 2014
Construction started
1 October 2015
Began operating
15 December 2015
Capacity in planning record
4 MW
Address
Land Adjoining Lordsfield Plantation, The Lynch, Overton, Hampshire, Hampshire
REPD reference
1848

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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