Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage (30 MW)
Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 30 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 February 2025.
30 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
14 February 2025record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ampyr Solar Europe
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/03278/FUL
- Site area
- 46.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Caswell Lane Brize Norton
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Name in REPD
- Caswell Lane, Brize Norton - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 16350
The scheme also includes 30 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Ventura Park | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 3.5 |
| Witney Bypass, Stanton Harcourt Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Aston Road, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Westerfield Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Shilton Downs Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.9 |
| Shilton Road Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (51.774, -1.5413).