Chadwicks Farm (20 MW solar farm)
Chadwicks Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Vale of White Horse, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 November 2015; the record was last updated on 5 August 2015.
20 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 August 2015record last updated
Vale of White Horsecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 April 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 June 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 November 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Planning application reference
- P15/V0169/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/V3120/W/15/3029775
- Site area
- 58.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Near Chadwick''s Farm, Garford, Abingdon
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of White Horse
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5278
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwicks Farms P14/V0552/FUL | 30 | 26 March 2014 | refused 25 June 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstaples Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Landmead Farm (East Hanney) | solar farm | 46 | operational | 2.3 |
| Steventon Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.6 |
| Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Goose Willow Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Goose Willow Farm - extension | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.3 |
| Manor Farm, Denchworth | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Elms Farm | solar farm | 29 | operational | 5.1 |
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 (51.6513, -1.404).