Eveley Farm (49 MW solar farm)
Eveley Farm is a 49 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2016; the record was last updated on 23 March 2016.
49 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 March 2016record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 27 July 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2016 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 15/00094/FULLS
- Site area
- 77.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Eveley Farm Stevens Drove Houghton Stockbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5080
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eveley Farm 13/02735/FULLS | 49 | 11 December 2013 | refused 15 August 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Gander Down Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Somborne Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.7 |
| Saxley Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Westover Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.3 |
| Abbots Ann | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.4 |
| Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.9 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (51.1076, -1.5302).