Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham (20 MW)
Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham is a 20 MW battery storage project in Vale of White Horse, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 18 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 January 2025.
20 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
24 January 2025record last updated
Vale of White Horsecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen Development Limited
- Planning authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Planning application reference
- P24/V2698/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Willowfields Energy Park, Se/O Kingston Bagpuize & W/O Marcham, Abingdon
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of White Horse
- Name in REPD
- Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16903
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of White Horse | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 31 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 25 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Chadwicks Farm | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 3.7 |
| Barnstaples Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Landmead Farm (East Hanney) | solar farm | 46 | operational | 5.4 |
| Manor Farm, Denchworth | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Goose Willow Farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Steventon Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.9 |
| Goose Willow Farm - extension | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.5 |
| Aston Road, Aston Solar Panels & Battery Energy Storage System | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 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 (51.6818, -1.4236).