Wadley Hill Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Wadley Hill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 October 2015; the record was last updated on 5 November 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 November 2015record last updated
South Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P15/S2202/FUL
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Wadley Hill Farm, , Beckley, Elsfield, Oxford
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1174
Who decides
| Applications | South Oxfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 23 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm, Noke Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Rowles Farm solar park | solar farm | 13 | operational | 6.8 |
| The Flit | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Minnis Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 7.3 |
| Woodstock Road, Yarnton | battery storage | 52 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Cowley electricity sub-station | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 7.7 |
| Botley | solar farm | 50 | refused | 8.4 |
| Lower road, Garsington | battery storage | 100 | refused | 8.4 |
| Ray Valley Solar Farm | solar farm | 19 | under construction | 8.7 |
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 (51.7862, -1.1945).