Aurora Solar Farm (32 MW)
Aurora Solar Farm is a 32 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 26 April 2021; the record was last updated on 23 March 2023.
32 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 March 2023record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 February 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 April 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 32 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar Investment Company
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 19/02516/FUL
- Site area
- 63.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Twelve Acre Farm, Chilbridge Road, Eynsham, Witney,
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7384
The scheme also includes 18 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eynsham Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 2.1 |
| Tar Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Tar Solar Farm | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Botley West Solar Project | solar farm | 840 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Witney Bypass, Stanton Harcourt Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Botley | solar farm | 50 | refused | 7.3 |
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 (51.781, -1.4036).