Hill Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Hill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 3 May 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
3 May 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- NESF (formerly Earthworm)
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 15/00570/F
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm, Hill Farm Lane, Duns Tew, Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5164
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land North of Hill Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Fewcott Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | abandoned | 7.0 |
| Station Road, Ardley Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Wootton Balk | solar | 7.5 | refused | 9.2 |
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 (51.9621, -1.3333).