Owls Lodge Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Owls Lodge Farm 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 28 February 2013; the record was last updated on 20 February 2014.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 February 2014record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 7 October 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 February 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco (previously AEE Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 11/00430/FULLN
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Longparish, Andover
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1247
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls Lodge Farm Extension | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (Basingstoke and Deane) | wind farm | 8 | appeal withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (7 of 14 turbines Winchester City Council) | wind farm | 14 | appeal withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Bullington Cross Wind Farm (3 of 14 turbines Test Valley BC) | wind farm | 6 | appeal withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Cowdown Lane | solar farm | 40 | operational | 6.2 |
| Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.9 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| South Way, Walworth Business Park Solar Photovoltaics | rooftop solar | 5.2 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Three Maids Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (51.1843, -1.3737).