Upton Lane, Nursling (50 MW battery storage)
Upton Lane, Nursling is a 50 MW battery storage project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 August 2025. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 January 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 28 January 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Unknown
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 21/02799/FULLS
- Address (REPD)
- Upton Lane Nursling Southampton
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9673
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate | battery storage | 62 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 1.6 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) | solar farm | 11 | operational | 1.7 |
| Mill Lane, Nursling | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 1.8 |
| Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Highwood Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Thornlands Farm, Fletchwood Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | refused | 5.4 |
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 (50.9492, -1.4718).