Land North of Hill Farm (8.9 MW solar farm)
Land North of Hill Farm is an 8.9 MW solar farm project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 October 2020, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 April 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 October 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 October 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 February 2020 | Application submitted |
| 5 October 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 October 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Greenheath Farming
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 20/00574/F
- Site area
- 12.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Hill Farm, Hill Farm Lane, Duns Tew, Bicester,
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7760
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.5 |
| Fewcott Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | abandoned | 6.8 |
| Station Road, Ardley Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Wootton Balk | solar | 7.5 | refused | 9.7 |
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 (51.9662, -1.3311).