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Solar, wind and battery projects near Oxford (OX33)

25 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of OX33 (South Oxfordshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 16 approved but not yet running, 3 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), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

25projects within 10 km
3awaiting a decision
16approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of OX33

Projects of 1 MW and more (10)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Holloway Farm, Great Milton Solar Arrayssolar farmsolar farm1.3application submittedupdated May 2026Mar 2026—May 2026South Oxfordshire4.4
BMW UK Manufacturing Ltdrooftop solarrooftop solar3operationalupdated Dec 2014——Dec 2014Oxford4.7
Wadley Hill Farmsolar farmsolar farm5refusedupdated Nov 2015Jul 2015refused Oct 2015Nov 2015South Oxfordshire4.8
Cowley electricity sub-stationbattery storagebattery storage49.9operationalupdated Mar 2026Feb 2019granted Jun 2019Mar 2026Oxford5.6
Lower road, Garsingtonbattery storagebattery storage100refusedupdated Oct 2025Nov 2024refused Aug 2025Oct 2025South Oxfordshire5.6
Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy Systembattery storagebattery storage200approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025Oct 2024granted Jul 2025Oct 2025South Oxfordshire6.8
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facilitysolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024Nov 2020granted Jan 2022Jan 2024South Oxfordshire7.6
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024Apr 2024—Jun 2024South Oxfordshire8.6
Manor Farm, Noke Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm45approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jun 2022granted Sep 2025Sep 2025Cherwell8.7
Cornwell Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020Sep 2020granted Oct 2021Jun 2020South Oxfordshire9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
The Park Sports Centre, Wheatley Park Schoolrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Apr 2025granted Aug 2025Sep 2025South Oxfordshire0.6
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Dec 2025granted Feb 2026Mar 2026Oxford5.5
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Sep 2025Oxford5.5
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Jan 2024granted Feb 2024Mar 2024Oxford5.5
The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submittedupdated Apr 2024Aug 2024—Apr 2024Oxford5.8
Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024Jun 2024granted Sep 2024Sep 2024Oxford6.2
Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2023Dec 2022granted May 2023May 2023Oxford6.4
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facilitybattery storagebattery storage—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2024Nov 2020granted Jan 2022Jan 2024South Oxfordshire7.6
Littlemore Mental Health Centrerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2025granted Jan 2026Feb 2026Oxford7.7
Wolfson Collegerooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022Feb 2022granted Sep 2023Mar 2022Oxford8.1
Addingrove Farm, Bicester Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Buckinghamshire8.1
Oxford High School, Belbroughton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Oxford8.4
Sandford Lane, Kenningtonbattery storagebattery storage—application withdrawnupdated May 2026Aug 2025—May 2026Vale of White Horse8.9
The Oxfordshire Golf Clubsolar farmsolar farm0.3operationalupdated Jul 2022May 2019—Jul 2022South Oxfordshire9.2
Riverside House, Osney Meadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023Nov 2022granted Jan 2023Jan 2023Oxford9.3

Distance from the average position of the OX33 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 farm72311196
Rooftop solar13111102.1
Battery storage50211200

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

How South Oxfordshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsSouth OxfordshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3310,236
Refused9 (27%)19%
Solar refused4 of 2312%
Battery storage refused5 of 1016%
Median time from submission to decision21.4 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 4—

UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire.

All projects in South Oxfordshire

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 OX33, 4 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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