Oakwood Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Oakwood Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Buckinghamshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 25 October 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
25 October 2016record last updated
Buckinghamshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 December 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 25 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Bowler Energy
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Planning application reference
- 14/00615/APP
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Oakwood Farm Ledburn Mentmore Buckinghamshire
- Council area (by location)
- Buckinghamshire
- Time to decision
- 39 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1929
Who decides
| Applications | Buckinghamshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 80 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 19 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 14 of 68 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledburn, Mentmore Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Bury Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Church Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.1 |
| Great Seabrook Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 4.5 |
| Straws Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Folly Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 6.1 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (51.8785, -0.6763).