Power plant · West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Cherwell Valley Business Park - Solar Park
Cherwell Valley Business Park - Solar Park is a cancelled solar power plant in West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 3.17 MW of capacity, operated by Cherwell Valley Silos Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | West Northamptonshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adj Cherwell Valley Business Park, Banbury, OX17 3AA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 25 May 2022 (permit WNS/2021/1939/MAF, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Nov 2021 (reference WNS/2021/1939/MAF, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 May 2022 (granted, reference WNS/2021/1939/MAF, planning authority West Northamptonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cherwell Valley Silos Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.17 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 5.04 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.0427, -1.2935 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority West Northamptonshire, reference WNS/2021/1939/MAF)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Northamptonshire, reference WNS/2021/1939/MAF)
How it compares
Cherwell Valley Business Park - Solar Park is the 2,983rd-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 4,344th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.17 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,983rd of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,344th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 13,240th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 80 grid connections (32 operating, 304 MW), 57 substations and 7 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deddington Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Hill Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.51 MW | Operating | 9.3 km |
| Duns TEW Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 9.4 km |
| Spring Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 13.2 MW | Planned | 11 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Upper Heyford Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Hellermann Tyton Data | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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