Goose Willow Farm (11.5 MW solar farm)
Goose Willow Farm is an 11.5 MW solar farm project in Vale of White Horse, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 December 2013; the record was last updated on 28 February 2014.
11.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 February 2014record last updated
Vale of White Horsecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 July 2013 | Construction started |
| 23 December 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 February 2014
- Operator or applicant
- IKAROS SOLAR LIMITED
- Planning authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Planning application reference
- P12/V2112/FUL
- Site area
- 25.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hanney Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of White Horse
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1716
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steventon Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.4 |
| Goose Willow Farm - extension | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.6 |
| Landmead Farm (East Hanney) | solar farm | 46 | operational | 1.5 |
| Hill Farm Solar Park (VoWH) | solar farm | 14.8 | operational | 2.2 |
| Barnstaples Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Reading Road | solar farm | 25 | application withdrawn | 3.4 |
| Chadwicks Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 3.7 |
| Elms Farm | solar farm | 29 | operational | 4.6 |
| Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 5.5 |
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 (51.6359, -1.3569).