Hanwell Estate, Main Street Solar Farm (40 MW)
Hanwell Estate, Main Street Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 September 2025.
40 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
4 September 2025record last updated
Cherwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 25/00407/F
- Site area
- 106.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hanwell Estate, Main Street, Hanwell, Banbury
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- Name in REPD
- Hanwell Estate, Main Street - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18446
Who decides
| Applications | Cherwell | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 44 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 37 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epwell Grounds Farm solar park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.4 |
| Stoneton Wind Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 9.6 |
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 (52.0915, -1.3655).