Burcot Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Burcot Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 March 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
South Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 March 2025 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Ethical Power
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P23/S4132/FUL
- Site area
- 88.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Burcot Farm Burcot
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 15443
The scheme also includes 49.9 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burcot Solar Farm P22/S0960/FUL | 49.9 | 10 March 2022 | refused 6 December 2022 |
Who decides
| Applications | South Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 23 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burcot Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 1.1 |
| Wally Corner Landfill Site | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.3 |
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Culham Science Centre | battery storage | 250 | abandoned | 2.8 |
| Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre | solar farm | 7 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy System | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Appleford | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
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 (51.6663, -1.1912).