Power plant · South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre
Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre is a cancelled power plant in South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, with 7 MW of capacity, operated by Culham Renewables.
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 | South Oxfordshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Fullamoor Farm House, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3DD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 18 Nov 2015 (permit P14/S3192/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Nov 2014 (reference P14/S3192/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Nov 2015 (granted, reference P14/S3192/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Culham Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7 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 | 7.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6525, -1.2272 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Land adjacent to Culham Science Centre is the 1,479th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,361st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 1,479th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,361st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,833rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 252 grid connections (110 operating, 1,156 MW), 201 substations and 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culham Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Sutton Courtenay grid connection | Grid connection | 12.5 MW | Planned | 2.7 km |
| Sutton Courtenay Landfill Site grid connection | Grid connection | 14.3 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Burcot Farm - PV and Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 2.9 km |
| Winsmore Lane Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Milton Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| R89 | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.