Renewable energy projects in Oxford
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Oxford (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 9 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused.
12projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
2operational
How Oxford decides
Oxford has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Oxford
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley electricity sub-stationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2019 | granted Jun 2019 | Mar 2026 |
| BMW UK Manufacturing Ltdrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3 | operationalupdated Dec 2014 | — | — | Dec 2014 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submittedupdated Apr 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Apr 2024 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Oxford High School, Belbroughton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Riverside House, Osney Meadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Littlemore Mental Health Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Wolfson Collegerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | Mar 2022 |
| John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Postcode districts in Oxford
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Oxford by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.