Solar, wind and battery projects near Watlington (OX49)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of OX49 (South Oxfordshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Postcombe (49.9 MW solar farm, application submitted on 25 June 2025, no decision recorded), 4.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of OX49
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington Farm (Chalgrove)solar farm | solar farm | 21.3 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | May 2015 | South Oxfordshire | 4.6 |
| Postcombesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | South Oxfordshire | 4.9 |
| 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 | South Oxfordshire | 6.1 |
| 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 | South Oxfordshire | 6.2 |
| Dodwells Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2023 | Feb 2023 | South Oxfordshire | 6.7 |
| Langley Hall Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.4 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Jul 2013 | granted Sep 2013 | Nov 2014 | South Oxfordshire | 6.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalgrove Airfield, Sir James Martin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 | South Oxfordshire | 5.3 |
| Wallingford AD Plant, Benson Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | South Oxfordshire | 8.3 |
| The Oxfordshire Golf Clubsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | operationalupdated Jul 2022 | May 2019 | — | Jul 2022 | South Oxfordshire | 8.7 |
| Benson Lane, Crowmarshsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Apr 2023 | Mar 2022 | South Oxfordshire | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the OX49 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 200 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How South Oxfordshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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.
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 OX49, 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.