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Grove Solar Park (Phase 2)
Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) is an operational 11 MW solar farm in Test Valley, generating since 30 March 2016. Planning permission was granted on 4 September 2015, 13 months after submission. Operator of record: Solar Century.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 July 2014 |
| Permission granted | 4 September 2015 13 months after submission |
| Operational | 30 March 2016 7 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Test Valley’s record on solar
Test Valley has decided 37 solar farms and approved 95%, taking a median of 5 months. See every solar farm decision in Test Valley →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 0 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.9 | 3.7 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | — | 6.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 46 | 6.7 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 16 | 7.5 km |
How big is Grove Solar Park (Phase 2)?
Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) has a recorded installed capacity of 11 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Grove Solar Park (Phase 2)?
REPD records the operator as Solar Century. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 July 2014. Permission was granted on 4 September 2015, 13 months later. The site became operational on 30 March 2016, 7 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 6163.
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