Mill Lane, Nursling (20 MW battery storage)
Mill Lane, Nursling is a 20 MW battery storage project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 January 2023; the record was last updated on 2 March 2022.
20 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
2 March 2022record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 November 2019 | Application submitted |
| 13 May 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2023 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Gerard Hall Energy
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 19/02772/FULLS
- Address (REPD)
- SHB Hire Ltd, Mill Lane, Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Mill Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 8099
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 0.6 |
| Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate | battery storage | 62 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 2.7 |
| Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 3.8 |
| Fletchwood Lane, Totton Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | refused | 4.2 |
| Durley Farm | solar farm | 6.7 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
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 (50.9409, -1.493).