Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility (49.9 MW)
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 January 2024. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 11 January 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 11 January 2025, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR5), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 November 2020 | Application submitted |
| 11 January 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 January 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy (Cowley Baldon Green Limited)
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P20/S4360/FUL
- Site area
- 139.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South West of Cowley Subs, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford,
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7936
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy System | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Cowley electricity sub-station | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.0 |
| Lower road, Garsington | battery storage | 100 | refused | 2.4 |
| Burcot Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Burcot Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Culham Science Centre | battery storage | 250 | abandoned | 5.3 |
| Wally Corner Landfill Site | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.7 |
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 (51.7021, -1.2018).