Somborne Park Road (5 MW solar farm)
Somborne Park Road is a 5 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 22 November 2012; the record was last updated on 27 November 2012.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 November 2012record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 22 November 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 November 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 12/01573/FULLN
- Address (REPD)
- Stockbridge, Chichester
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1167
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at Gander Down Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Eveley Farm | solar farm | 49 | operational | 3.7 |
| Westover Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.3 |
| Abbots Ann | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.6 |
| Saxley Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.9 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| South Lynch Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Three Maids Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | operational | 9.1 |
| Stockbridge Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (51.1083, -1.4766).