Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) (11 MW)
Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) is an 11 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 16 January 2017.
11 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 January 2017record 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 |
| 18 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 January 2017
- 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
- 6163
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 1) | solar farm | 5 | 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| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |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).