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Battery storage planning in Test Valley
Test Valley has decided 7 battery storage schemes and approved 86% of them, taking a median of 8.1 months to decide. Consented capacity: 292 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Test Valley compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Test Valley sits in the 23rd percentile for approval rate (6 points below the England average) and the 24th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (8)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate - Battery Storage Facility PJS One Limited · 25/01182/FULLS · 8.1 mo to decide | 62 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-29 |
Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Energy Storage Masdar Arlington Energy · 24/02264/FULLS · 7.4 mo to decide | 99.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-15 |
Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road - Battery Storage Boom Developments Limited · 22/03346/FULLS · 15 mo to decide | 60 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Cholderton Road, Quarley - Battery Storage Novus Renewable Services Limited · 21/03760/FULLN · 20.4 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2023-09-22 |
Perham Down - Meadow Solar Farm & Battery Storage Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Co Limited · 21/01749/FULLN · 17.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-18 |
Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage Facility Unknown · 21/02799/FULLS · 4 mo to decide | 50 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-01-28 |
Mill Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage Facility Gerard Hall Energy · 19/02772/FULLS · 5.6 mo to decide | 20 | Under Construction | 2020-05-13 |
Station Road Harmony Energy Storage · 17/01205/FULLS | 49.5 | Application Withdrawn | 2017-06-22 |
Does Test Valley approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 7 battery storage schemes Test Valley has decided, 86% were approved (6 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Test Valley?
The median time from application to decision is 8.1 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much battery storage capacity has Test Valley consented?
292 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Test Valley
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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