Solar, wind and battery projects near Thame (OX9)
21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of OX9 (South Oxfordshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 12 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Dodwells Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 23 August 2023, not yet built), 3.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of OX9
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodwells Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Sep 2021 | granted Aug 2023 | Feb 2023 | South Oxfordshire | 3.4 |
| Thame solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.3 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2015 | Feb 2017 | South Oxfordshire | 3.6 |
| 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 | 4.2 |
| Postcombesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | South Oxfordshire | 5.2 |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bumpers Farm Phase 2solar farm | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2020 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2015 | Jun 2020 | Buckinghamshire | 6.1 |
| Bumpers Farm Phase 1solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2015 | Jun 2017 | Buckinghamshire | 6.1 |
| Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | Buckinghamshire | 6.2 |
| Bumpers Lane Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 13.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2016 | — | Dec 2021 | Buckinghamshire | 6.5 |
| Forty Green Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | refusedupdated Nov 2014 | Jan 2014 | refused Oct 2014 | Nov 2014 | Buckinghamshire | 6.6 |
| Holloway Farm, Great Milton Solar Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 | South Oxfordshire | 7.2 |
| Callie's Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Apr 2022 | Buckinghamshire | 7.8 |
| Easington Farm (Chalgrove)solar farm | solar farm | 21.3 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | May 2015 | South Oxfordshire | 9.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howland Road Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 | South Oxfordshire | 1.8 |
| Lucy Switchgear, Howland Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | South Oxfordshire | 1.9 |
| The Oxfordshire Golf Clubsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | operationalupdated Jul 2022 | May 2019 | — | Jul 2022 | South Oxfordshire | 2.4 |
| Haddenham Garden Centre, Stanbridge Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Buckinghamshire | 5.9 |
| Whirlbush Farm, Kingsey Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | Buckinghamshire | 6.2 |
| Holly Green Farm, Sandpit Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | Buckinghamshire | 7.4 |
| Addingrove Farm, Bicester Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Buckinghamshire | 7.4 |
| 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 | 9.5 |
Distance from the average position of the OX9 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 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 313 |
| Rooftop solar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
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 OX9, 6 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.