Botley (50 MW solar farm)
Botley is a 50 MW solar farm project in Vale of White Horse, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 November 2025; the record was last updated on 20 March 2026.
50 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
20 March 2026record last updated
Vale of White Horsecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 November 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 20 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Red House Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Planning application reference
- P24/V2489/FUL
- Site area
- 63.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Red House Farm, Botley, Oxford
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of White Horse
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Botley - Solar Photovoltaic Array
- REPD reference
- 18174
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botley P23/V2624/FUL | 50 | 27 November 2023 | withdrawn 19 July 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnis Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| The Flit | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Woodstock Road, Yarnton | battery storage | 52 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Botley West Solar Project | solar farm | 840 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Aurora Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Wadley Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.4 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| Cowley electricity sub-station | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 9.2 |
| Tar Solar Farm | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (51.7553, -1.3052).