Woodstock Road, Yarnton (52 MW battery storage)
Woodstock Road, Yarnton is a 52 MW battery storage project in Cherwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2025.
52 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2025record last updated
Cherwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 13 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 52 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Cherwell
- Planning application reference
- 24/02872/F
- Address (REPD)
- Oxford South Depot 1 Woodstock Road Yarnton
- Council area (by location)
- Cherwell
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Woodstock Road, Yarnton - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17593
Who decides
| Applications | Cherwell | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 44 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 37 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.5 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flit | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 0.4 |
| Minnis Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 0.5 |
| Botley West Solar Project | solar farm | 840 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Botley | solar farm | 50 | refused | 5.6 |
| Blenheim Net Zero Estate | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 6.2 |
| Manor Farm, Noke Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Rowles Farm solar park | solar farm | 13 | operational | 6.7 |
| Wadley Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.6 |
| Aurora Solar Farm | solar farm | 32 | under construction | 7.6 |
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 (51.8057, -1.3003).