Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm (24 MW)
Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm is a 24 MW solar farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 27 June 2025.
24 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
27 June 2025record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 27 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Mespil Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- 2025/2088/MAF
- Site area
- 43.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Primrose Hill Farm A43 Oxford Road, Brackley Hatch, Brackley
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Name in REPD
- Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17832
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchlake Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 1.7 |
| Manor Farm, Whitfield | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Handley Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Shacks Barn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Turweston Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.7 | operational | 5.4 |
| Hall Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 6.9 |
| Spring Farm Ridge | wind farm | 15 | refused | 7.6 |
| Welsh Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (52.0708, -1.0572).