Solar, wind and battery projects near Stockbridge (SO20)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SO20 (Test Valley): 3 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm (45.9 MW solar farm, approved on 5 February 2025, not yet built), 7.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SO20
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Gander Down Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Test Valley | 1.2 |
| Eveley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Feb 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Mar 2016 | Test Valley | 1.4 |
| Somborne Park Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2012 | Aug 2012 | refused Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 | Test Valley | 2.9 |
| Westover Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Dec 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Aug 2014 | Test Valley | 5.1 |
| Saxley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2014 | Sep 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Apr 2014 | Test Valley | 5.1 |
| Abbots Annsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Sep 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | May 2015 | Test Valley | 5.3 |
| Fullenton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Jun 2017 | Test Valley | 6.0 |
| Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Test Valley | 7.6 |
| Sparsholt collegebattery storage | battery storage | 2 | permission expiredupdated Aug 2020 | Sep 2017 | granted Dec 2017 | Aug 2020 | Winchester | 9.2 |
| Cowdown Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 40 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | May 2014 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2017 | Test Valley | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danebury Works, Andover Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Test Valley | 3.6 |
| Farleigh School, Stockbridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Test Valley | 6.4 |
Distance from the average position of the SO20 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 52.1 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Test Valley decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Test Valley | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 49 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 41 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near SO20, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.