Cornbury Park Estate (5 MW solar farm)
Cornbury Park Estate is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 20 April 2011; the record was last updated on 20 April 2011.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
20 April 2011record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 20 April 2011 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2011
- Operator or applicant
- Alectron Investments Ltd
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 11/0184/P/FP
- Site area
- 23.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cornbury Park, Charlbury
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- REPD reference
- 1337
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeman Solar Park & Battery Storage | solar farm | 20 | refused | 4.7 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
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 (51.8689, -1.5135).