Upton Lane, Nursling (99.9 MW battery storage)
Upton Lane, Nursling is a 99.9 MW battery storage project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 June 2025.
99.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 June 2025record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 15 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Masdar Arlington Energy
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 24/02264/FULLS
- Address (REPD)
- Upton Lane Nursling
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16191
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 | 50 | 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| Station Road | battery storage | 49.5 | application withdrawn | 1.6 |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).