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Solar, wind and battery projects near Oxford (OX3)

31 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of OX3 (Oxford): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 19 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy System (200 MW battery storage, approved on 17 July 2025, not yet built), 7.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

31projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of OX3

Projects of 1 MW and more (17)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Wadley Hill Farmsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated Nov 2015Jul 2015refused Oct 2015Nov 2015South Oxfordshire2.9
BMW UK Manufacturing Ltdrooftop solarrooftop solar3operationalupdated Dec 2014——Dec 2014Oxford3.5
Cowley electricity sub-stationbattery storagebattery storage49.9operationalupdated Mar 2026Feb 2019granted Jun 2019Mar 2026Oxford5.3
Lower road, Garsingtonbattery storagebattery storage100refusedupdated Oct 2025Nov 2024refused Aug 2025Oct 2025South Oxfordshire6.3
Botleysolar farmsolar farm50refusedupdated Mar 2026Dec 2024refused Nov 2025Mar 2026Vale of White Horse6.5
Manor Farm, Noke Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm45approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jun 2022granted Sep 2025Sep 2025Cherwell6.7
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facilitysolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024Nov 2020granted Jan 2022Jan 2024South Oxfordshire6.7
Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy Systembattery storagebattery storage200approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025Oct 2024granted Jul 2025Oct 2025South Oxfordshire7.0
Minnis Farmsolar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated Oct 2019Jun 2019—Oct 2019Cherwell7.3
The Flitsolar farmsolar farm10.5operationalupdated Oct 2016May 2014granted Aug 2014Oct 2016Cherwell7.4
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Apr 2024—Jun 2024South Oxfordshire7.4
Radley College, Kennington Gate Solar Array & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm2approved, not builtupdated May 2024Apr 2023granted Aug 2023May 2024Vale of White Horse7.7
Woodstock Road, Yarntonbattery storagebattery storage52approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Oct 2024granted Jun 2025Jun 2025Cherwell7.8
Holloway Farm, Great Milton Solar Arrayssolar farmsolar farm1.3application submittedupdated May 2026Mar 2026—May 2026South Oxfordshire9.0
Rowles Farm solar parksolar farmsolar farm13operationalupdated Oct 2016Jul 2013granted Apr 2014Oct 2016Cherwell9.1
Essentra Components, Langford Locksrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024Apr 2024granted Jun 2024Jun 2024Cherwell9.8
Essentra Components, Langford Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar1.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022Sep 2022granted Oct 2022Nov 2022Cherwell9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Jan 2024granted Feb 2024Mar 2024Oxford0.5
Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jun 2024granted Sep 2024Sep 2024Oxford1.5
Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2023Dec 2022granted May 2023May 2023Oxford1.6
The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submittedupdated Apr 2024Aug 2024—Apr 2024Oxford2.2
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Dec 2025granted Feb 2026Mar 2026Oxford3.1
Wolfson Collegerooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Feb 2022granted Sep 2023Mar 2022Oxford3.2
Oxford High School, Belbroughton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Oxford3.5
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Sep 2025Oxford3.6
Riverside House, Osney Meadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023Nov 2022granted Jan 2023Jan 2023Oxford4.6
Littlemore Mental Health Centrerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2025granted Jan 2026Feb 2026Oxford5.2
The Park Sports Centre, Wheatley Park Schoolrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Apr 2025granted Aug 2025Sep 2025South Oxfordshire5.2
Sandford Lane, Kenningtonbattery storagebattery storage—application withdrawnupdated May 2026Aug 2025—May 2026Vale of White Horse6.6
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024Nov 2020granted Jan 2022Jan 2024South Oxfordshire6.7
Radley College, Kennington Gate Solar Array & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated May 2024Apr 2023granted Aug 2023May 2024Vale of White Horse7.7

Distance from the average position of the OX3 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm102322148
Rooftop solar14112104.1
Battery storage70411252

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Oxford decides solar, wind and battery applications

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.

All projects in Oxford

Is the status up to date?

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. Near OX3, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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