Shilton Road Solar Park (8 MW)
Shilton Road Solar Park is an 8 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 February 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 June 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 27 June 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 27 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 June 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity Generation Limited
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/02472/FUL
- Site area
- 10.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Home Close Farm Shilton Road Burford
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Shilton Road - Solar Park
- REPD reference
- 10605
Recorded together with Shilton Road Solar Park & Battery Storage (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 | 2.2 |
| Shilton Downs Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 2.2 |
| Kencot Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | operational | 4.4 |
| Ventura Park | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 9.5 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (51.799, -1.6308).