Wally Corner Landfill Site (7 MW solar farm)
Wally Corner Landfill Site is a 7 MW solar farm project in South Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 November 2016.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 November 2016record last updated
South Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2016
- Operator or applicant
- SBC Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- P15/S2486/FUL
- Site area
- 13.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land off, Burcot Lane, Dorchester-on-Thames, Berinsfield, Wallingford
- Council area (by location)
- South Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5551
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burcot Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| Burcot Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Culham Science Centre | battery storage | 250 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre | solar farm | 7 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane Battery Storage Energy System | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Lower road, Garsington | battery storage | 100 | refused | 6.1 |
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 (51.6574, -1.1619).