Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm (45.9 MW)
Winchester Road, Wherwell Solar Farm is a 45.9 MW solar farm project in Test Valley, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 4 March 2025.
45.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
4 March 2025record last updated
Test Valleycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 45.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RE Projects Development / Solarig
- Planning authority
- Test Valley
- Planning application reference
- 23/02225/FULLN
- Site area
- 56.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Winchester Road Winchester Road Wherwell
- Council area (by location)
- Test Valley
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Winchester Road, Wherwell - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11883
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdown Lane | solar farm | 40 | operational | 2.2 |
| Westover Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.4 |
| Abbots Ann | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.7 |
| South Way, Walworth Business Park Solar Photovoltaics | rooftop solar | 5.2 | application withdrawn | 4.4 |
| Saxley Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Andover Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Owls Lodge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Owls Lodge Farm Extension | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Lower Wyke Farm, St Mary Bourne Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (51.1768, -1.4642).