Cholderton Road, Quarley Solar Farm (22.5 MW)
Cholderton Road, Quarley Solar Farm is a 22.5 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026.
22.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 February 2026record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2024 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 22.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Innova Renewables
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 24/01288/FULLN
- Site area
- 23.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lains Farm, Cholderton Road, Quarley
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Cholderton Road, Quarley - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16538
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholderton Road, Quarley Solar Farm 21/03760/FULLN | 22.5 | 10 January 2022 | refused 22 September 2023 |
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lains Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.2 |
| Manor Farm (Thruxton) | solar farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 1.9 |
| Perham Down - Meadow Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Shipton Bellinger - Park House Corner Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 4.0 |
| Parkhouse Corner (Orta Solar) | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 4.6 |
| South Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Andover Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Down Barn Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Saxley Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.1997, -1.6097).