Westerfield Farm (12.5 MW solar farm)
Westerfield Farm is a 12.5 MW solar farm project in West Oxfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
12.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
West Oxfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 January 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 27 February 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 1 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 4 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 25 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Planning application reference
- 13/1534/P/FP
- Appeal reference
- APP/D3125/A/14/2214281
- Site area
- 28.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Westerfield Farm, Carterton
- Council area (by location)
- West Oxfordshire
- Time to decision
- 57 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2089
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerfield Farm 13/1129/P/FP | 12 | 9 August 2013 | refused 22 October 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shilton Downs Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Shilton Road Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Ventura Park | battery storage | 7 | abandoned | 2.4 |
| Kencot Hill Solar Farm | solar farm | 37 | operational | 3.6 |
| Caswell Lane, Brize Norton Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Ducklington Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Aston Road, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 8.6 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
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 (51.7854, -1.6082).