Akeman Solar Park & Battery Storage (20 MW)
Akeman Solar Park & Battery Storage is a 20 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 28 August 2025; the record was last updated on 11 September 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
11 September 2025record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 28 August 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 11 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 25/00234/FUL
- Site area
- 45.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Ramsden, Akeman Street, Ramsden, Chipping Norton
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 18339
The scheme also includes 1.5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akeman Solar Park & Battery Storage 21/02473/FUL | 20 | 16 July 2021 | withdrawn 10 August 2022 |
| Akeman Solar Park & Battery Storage 23/02917/FUL | 20 | 6 November 2023 | refused 5 February 2024 |
Who decides
| Applications | West Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Cornbury Park Estate | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Eynsham Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 6.0 |
| Witney Bypass, Stanton Harcourt Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.9 |
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 7.1 |
| Aurora Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | under construction | 8.1 |
| Tar Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.8283, -1.4931).