Barnstaples Farm (49.9 MW solar farm)
Barnstaples Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Vale of White Horse, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 February 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 October 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
11 October 2024record last updated
Vale of White Horsecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 December 2021 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 February 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Nextpower SPV 14 Limited
- Planning authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Planning application reference
- P21/V3395/FUL
- Site area
- 63.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Barnstaples Farm, East Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of White Horse
- Time to decision
- 117 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 7960
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwicks Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 0.8 |
| Landmead Farm (East Hanney) | solar farm | 46 | operational | 1.7 |
| Steventon Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.8 |
| Goose Willow Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Goose Willow Farm - extension | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.6 |
| Manor Farm, Denchworth | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Elms Farm | solar farm | 29 | operational | 4.5 |
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 (51.6459, -1.3974).