Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 April 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 June 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 April 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- RES Limited
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P24/S1336/FUL
- Site area
- 56.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nw/O A4074 Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford,
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- Name in REPD
- Nuneham Courtenay - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12387
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 & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy System | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Cowley electricity sub-station | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 3.1 |
| Lower road, Garsington | battery storage | 100 | refused | 3.4 |
| Burcot Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Culham Science Centre | battery storage | 250 | abandoned | 4.4 |
| Burcot Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 4.7 |
| Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre | solar farm | 7 | abandoned | 5.0 |
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 (51.696, -1.2132).