New Stone House (12.5 MW solar farm)
New Stone House is a 12.5 MW solar farm project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 March 2015; the record was last updated on 1 April 2015.
12.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 April 2015record last updated
Cherwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 16 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 14/00565/F
- Site area
- 23.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of New Stone House, Main Street, Wendlebury
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2045
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Farm (Merton solar) | solar farm | 18.3 | operational | 2.7 |
| Brooks Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.8 |
| Rowles Farm solar park | solar farm | 13 | operational | 4.0 |
| Ray Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Manor Farm, Noke Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Station Road, Ardley Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Bicester Road, Launton | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Pool Farm, Mill Lane, Stratton Solar Farm | solar farm | 44 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Wadley Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 9.1 |
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 (51.868, -1.1824).