Shilton Downs Solar Park (5 MW)
Shilton Downs Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 16 August 2017; the record was last updated on 1 September 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
1 September 2017record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2015 | Application submitted |
| 23 March 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 10 January 2017 | Appeal lodged |
| 16 August 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/04003/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/D3125/W/16/3158494
- Site area
- 22.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Shilton Downs Farm, Shilton
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5882
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilton Downs Solar Park 14/02156/FUL | 10.8 | 6 December 2014 | refused 23 March 2015 |
Who decides
| Applications | West Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 11 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 26 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerfield Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Shilton Road Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Kencot Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | operational | 2.3 |
| Ventura Park | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 2.9 |
| Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 8.6 |
| Aston Road, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Witney Bypass, Stanton Harcourt Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (51.7793, -1.6267).