Perham Down - Meadow Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Perham Down - Meadow Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 9 December 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 18 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 18 November 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 November 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 21/01749/FULLN
- Site area
- 75.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Meadow Solar Farm, Se/O Perham Down, Andover
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9175
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm (Thruxton) | solar farm | 12.5 | application withdrawn | 2.1 |
| South Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Cholderton Road, Quarley Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Lains Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Shipton Bellinger - Park House Corner Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.4 | operational | 4.7 |
| Parkhouse Corner (Orta Solar) | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 5.1 |
| Down Barn Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Andover Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Hatherden Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 8.0 |
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 (51.2251, -1.6189).