Solar, wind and battery projects near Faringdon (SN7)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SN7 (Vale of White Horse): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Snowswick Lane, Coleshill Solar Farm (39.6 MW solar farm, application submitted on 20 August 2025, no decision recorded), 6.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SN7
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Jan 2011 | granted Mar 2011 | Dec 2017 | Vale of White Horse | 6.3 |
| Snowswick Lane, Coleshill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 39.6 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Vale of White Horse | 6.7 |
| Snowswick Lane, Coleshill Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 25 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Vale of White Horse | 6.7 |
| Westmill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2010 | Sep 2000 | granted Jul 2005 | Jun 2010 | Vale of White Horse | 7.8 |
| Manor Farm, Denchworthsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Apr 2025 | Feb 2026 | Vale of White Horse | 8.4 |
| Lynt Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 27 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Apr 2015 | Swindon | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmill Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Vale of White Horse | 7.8 |
Distance from the average position of the SN7 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69.6 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Vale of White Horse decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Vale of White Horse | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
All projects in Vale of White Horse
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.