Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road (60 MW battery storage)
Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road is a 60 MW battery storage project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 October 2025.
60 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 October 2025record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Boom Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 22/03346/FULLS
- Address (REPD)
- Misslebrook Farm Botley Road North Baddesley
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12691
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchers Common Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.1 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.4 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Field House Solar / Hursley Road | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 4.7 |
| Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate | battery storage | 62 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Highwood Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
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 (50.9763, -1.4347).