Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) (5 MW)
Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 23 April 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 4 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 September 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
| 1 May 2016 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Century
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 14/01826/FULLS
- Appeal reference
- APP/C1760/W/15/3010697
- Address (REPD)
- Grove Solar Park, Land west of A3057 (Romsey Road), Romsey
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5259
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) | solar farm | 11 | operational | <0.1 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate | battery storage | 62 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Mill Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Highwood Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
| Churchers Common Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.9 |
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 (50.9636, -1.479).