Renewable energy projects in South Oxfordshire
37 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in South Oxfordshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 20 approved but not running, 6 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 9 of 33 decided applications (27%; UK 19%), with a median 21 weeks from submission to decision.
37projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
20approved, not running
27%of decisions refused
How South Oxfordshire decides
| Applications | South Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 23 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire.
Projects in South Oxfordshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (22)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampdenbattery storage | battery storage | 500 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Culham Science Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 250 | abandonedupdated Jun 2020 | Jul 2016 | — | Jun 2020 |
| Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy Systembattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Lower road, Garsingtonbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Oct 2025 | Nov 2024 | refused Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facilitysolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2020 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2024 |
| Cornwell Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | granted Oct 2021 | Jun 2020 |
| Harlesford Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2020 | granted Dec 2021 | Oct 2022 |
| Dodwells Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Postcombesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | Jun 2024 |
| Burcot Farm Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2023 | Jun 2023 | — | Nov 2023 |
| Burcot Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | refused Feb 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Burcot Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | refused Feb 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Easington Farm (Chalgrove)solar farm | solar farm | 21.3 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | May 2015 |
| Land adjacent to Culham Science Centresolar farm | solar farm | 7 | abandonedupdated Jan 2017 | Nov 2014 | granted Nov 2015 | Jan 2017 |
| Wally Corner Landfill Sitesolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Nov 2016 |
| Wadley Hill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| Thame solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.3 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2015 | Feb 2017 |
| Langley Hall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.4 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Jul 2013 | granted Sep 2013 | Nov 2014 |
| Icknield Road, Ipsden Solar Array & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 1.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Holloway Farm, Great Milton Solar Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Winterbrooksolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Sep 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Dec 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, Central Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| The Oxfordshire Golf Clubsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | operationalupdated Jul 2022 | May 2019 | — | Jul 2022 |
| Lucy Switchgear, Howland Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Chalgrove Airfield, Sir James Martin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Building B1, Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampdenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Verge By Abingdon Road, Broadwaybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated May 2026 | Jun 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
| Howland Road Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Culham Science Centre, Building E4, E5 & E6, Clifton Hampdenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Wallingford AD Plant, Benson Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Building M1, Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampdenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2020 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2024 |
| Wallingford Road Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Feb 2022 | Dec 2020 | refused Nov 2021 | Feb 2022 |
| Icknield Road, Ipsden Solar Array & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Benson Lane, Crowmarshsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | Mar 2022 |
| The Park Sports Centre, Wheatley Park Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX9 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| OX10 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| OX11 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| OX33 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| OX39 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| OX44 | 35 | 3 | 21 | 6 |
| OX49 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| RG9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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 South Oxfordshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.