Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre (7 MW solar farm)
Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre is a 7 MW solar farm project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 24 January 2017.
7 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
24 January 2017record last updated
South Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 November 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Culham Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P14/S3192/FUL
- Site area
- 7.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fullamoor Farm House, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4749
Who decides
| Applications | South Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 23 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culham Science Centre | battery storage | 250 | abandoned | 0.6 |
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Appleford | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Burcot Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Burcot Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Wally Corner Landfill Site | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.7 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (51.6521, -1.2301).