Minnis Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Minnis Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 30 October 2022; the record was last updated on 30 October 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
30 October 2019record last updated
Cherwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Generale Du Solaire
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 19/01046/F
- Address (REPD)
- Photovoltaic Installation, Woodstock Road, Land South Of Minnis Farm, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- REPD reference
- 7350
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flit | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 0.3 |
| Woodstock Road, Yarnton | battery storage | 52 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Botley West Solar Project | solar farm | 840 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Botley | solar farm | 50 | refused | 5.2 |
| Manor Farm, Noke Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Blenheim Net Zero Estate | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 6.7 |
| Rowles Farm solar park | solar farm | 13 | operational | 6.8 |
| Wadley Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.3 |
| Aurora Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | under construction | 7.7 |
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 (51.8021, -1.2967).