Westover Farm (7 MW solar farm)
Westover Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 13 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 September 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Private Developer
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 12/02707/FULLN
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South Of Longbarrow Westover Farm Barrow Hill Goodworth Clatford Andover
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2090
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westover Farm 12/02159/FULLN | 7 | 4 October 2012 | withdrawn 11 December 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Ann | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Saxley Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Cowdown Lane | solar farm | 40 | operational | 5.0 |
| Andover Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Solar Farm at Gander Down Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Eveley Farm | solar farm | 49 | operational | 6.3 |
| Somborne Park Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
| South Way, Walworth Business Park Solar Photovoltaics | rooftop solar | 5.2 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
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 (51.1621, -1.5062).