Pool Farm, Mill Lane, Stratton Solar Farm (44 MW)
Pool Farm, Mill Lane, Stratton Solar Farm is a 44 MW solar farm project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 June 2025.
44 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 June 2025record last updated
Cherwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 18 July 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 February 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 May 2025 | Appeal allowed |
| 21 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 22/03873/F
- Appeal reference
- APP/C3105/W/24/3353069
- Site area
- 67.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pool Farm Mill Lane Stratton Audley
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- Time to decision
- 124 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Pool Farm, Mill Lane, Stratton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11839
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicester Road, Launton | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Shelswell Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Station Road, Ardley Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 10.5 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Home Farm (Merton solar) | solar farm | 18.3 | operational | 7.6 |
| New Stone House | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Calvert Landfill Site Solar Array | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Brooks Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 8.6 |
| Fewcott Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | abandoned | 8.7 |
| Ray Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | under construction | 8.8 |
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 (51.9303, -1.1142).