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Solar planning in Cherwell
Cherwell has decided 36 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 214 MW. 6 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Cherwell compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Cherwell sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 48th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (42)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Kannegiesser, Beaumont Road - Solar Panels Kannegiesser UK Limited · 26/00506/REN56 | — | Application Submitted | 2026-03-18 |
Manor Farm, Noke - Solar Farm Green Nation · 22/01682/F · 39.3 mo to decide | 45 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-09-16 |
Arncott Power Generation Plant, Murcott Road - Solar Farm Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited · 25/02373/F | — | Application Submitted | 2025-09-12 |
Hanwell Estate, Main Street - Solar Farm Elgin Energy · 25/00407/F | 40 | Application Submitted | 2025-07-25 |
Pool Farm, Mill Lane, Stratton - Solar Farm JBM Solar Projects Limited · 22/03873/F · 28.5 mo to decide | 44 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-21 |
Symmetry Park, Ambrosden - Unit A2 - Solar Panels Medline Services Limited · 25/00670/REN56 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.55 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-09 |
Middle Farm, Featherbed Lane - Solar Panels P R & I C Rymer Limited · 25/00643/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-08 |
Bicester Hotel Golf And Spa, Akeman Street - Solar Panels Bicester Golf and Country Club · 25/00349/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-16 |
Units 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9, Longlands Road - Solar Panels Barings · 24/02895/REN56 | 0.73 | Application Submitted | 2024-10-30 |
Unit 2, Southam Road - Solar Panels Logicor Logistics 101 Limited · 24/01655/REN56 · 1.9 mo to decide | 0.54 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-08-16 |
Essentra Components, Langford Locks - Solar Panels Essentra Security · 24/00981/REN56 · 1.9 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-06-07 |
Moto Hospitality, Stoke Lyne - Solar panels Moto Hospitality Limited (Head Office) · 24/00426/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-12 |
Hook Norton Brewery, Brewery Lane - Solar Panels Hook Norton Brewery · 23/03545/F · 2 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-11 |
Station Road, Ardley - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage System Valencia Waster Management Limited · MW.0018/24 | 10.5 | Application Submitted | 2024-02-20 |
Brita Water Filter Systems Limited, Granville Way - Solar panels Cactus Energy · 23/02701/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.33 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-11-23 |
Horton General Hospital - Solar Panel Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 23/02409/F · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.37 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-27 |
David Lloyd Clubs, Wendlebury Road - Solar Panels David Lloyd Leisure Club · 23/01972/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.31 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-12 |
Bicester Park, Charbridge Lane - Solar Panels Greencore Construction Limited · 23/00272/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.32 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-30 |
British Bakels, Granville Way - Solar Panels Cactus Energy · 22/03034/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.83 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-29 |
Essentra Components, Langford Lane - Solar Panels Essentra Security · 22/02711/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 1.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-28 |
Bicester Avenue Garden Centre, Oxford Road - Solar Panels Blue Diamond Limited · 22/02644/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.61 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-25 |
Solid State Logic, Spring Hill Road - Solar Panels Solid State Logic Limited · 22/02365/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-05 |
H M Prison Leyhill, Tortworth - Solar Photovoltaic PV Panels Ministry Of Justice · P21/08122/F · 5 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-06-20 |
Langford Lane - Solar Panels Essentra · 22/00417/REN56 | 0.81 | Revised | 2022-04-14 |
Leadenporch Farm - Solar Panel System W S Deeley & Son · 21/04215/F · 3.1 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-11 |
Langford Lane - Solar PV System Inchcape Retail · 21/03931/REN56 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-01-18 |
HM Prison Bullingdon - Photovoltaic Panels Ministry of Justice · 21/00842/CLUP · 2.4 mo to decide | 0.47 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-06-03 |
Ray Valley Solar Farm Low Carbon · 20/00285/F · 10 mo to decide | 19 | Under Construction | 2020-12-04 |
Land North of Hill Farm Greenheath Farming · 20/00574/F · 7.3 mo to decide | 8.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2020-10-05 |
Minnis Farm Generale Du Solaire · 19/01046/F | 5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-06-05 |
Tesco Superstore Bicester Batchelor Electrical · 19/00268/REN56 · 2.1 mo to decide | 0.6 | Under Construction | 2019-05-16 |
Hill Farm NESF (formerly Earthworm) · 15/00570/F · 6.5 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-10-16 |
Brooks Farm Solar Park Green Energy UK Direct Ltd · 14/00950/F · 2.8 mo to decide | 8 | Operational | 2014-09-05 |
The Flit United Photovoltaics · 14/00786/F · 2.6 mo to decide | 10.5 | Operational | 2014-08-07 |
New Stone House INRG Solar · 14/00565/F · 3.2 mo to decide | 12.5 | Operational | 2014-07-17 |
Rowles Farm solar park United Photovoltaics · 13/01027/F · 9.3 mo to decide | 13 | Operational | 2014-04-17 |
Epwell Grounds Farm solar park Private Developer · 13/01600/F · 2.8 mo to decide | 7 | Operational | 2014-01-13 |
Rickfield Farm solar park Western Power Distribution · 13/01197/F · 2.9 mo to decide | 1 | Operational | 2013-11-01 |
Land South West Of Apollo Business Park Cyrasol Ecotec · 13/00015/F · 2.5 mo to decide | 1.7 | Operational | 2013-04-03 |
North Of Field Barn Blenheim Farm · 12/01737/F · 3.4 mo to decide | 1 | Operational | 2013-04-02 |
Home Farm (Merton - solar) R S Assemblies Limited · 12/01414/F · 3.7 mo to decide | 18.3 | Operational | 2013-02-15 |
Shelswell Park Solar Farm Anesco · 11/00177/F · 3.4 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2011-05-20 |
Does Cherwell approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 36 solar farms Cherwell has decided, 100% were approved (36 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Cherwell?
The median time from application to decision is 2.4 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Cherwell consented?
214 MW has been consented across 36 approved schemes. A further 6 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Cherwell
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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