Tar Solar Farm (40 MW)
Tar Solar Farm is a 40 MW battery storage project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 September 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 7 October 2025.
40 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
7 October 2025record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 5 September 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 September 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 24/03261/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Tar Farm, Tar Road, Stanton, Witney
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 17629
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tar Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Witney Bypass, Stanton Harcourt Road | battery storage | 150 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Aurora Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Eynsham Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.2 | operational | 3.9 |
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 4.5 |
| Aston Road, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 7.2 |
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 (51.7601, -1.4394).