Power plant · Cherwell, England, United Kingdom
Rowles Farm solar park
Rowles Farm solar park is a power plant in Cherwell, England, United Kingdom, with 13 MW of capacity, operated by United Photovoltaics.
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 | Cherwell (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Rowles Farm Bletchingdon Oxfordshire, OX5 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 17 Apr 2014 (permit 13/01027/F, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Jul 2013 (reference 13/01027/F, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Apr 2014 (granted, reference 13/01027/F, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Oct 2013 (refused, reference 13/01027/F, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Apr 2014 (appeal granted, reference 13/01027/F, planning authority Cherwell) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | United Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13 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 | 8.06 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8445, -1.2228 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Cherwell, reference 13/01027/F)
- Permit granted (planning authority Cherwell, reference 13/01027/F)
- Permit refused (planning authority Cherwell, reference 13/01027/F)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Cherwell, reference 13/01027/F)
How it compares
Rowles Farm solar park is the 881st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,558th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 881st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,558th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,807th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 127 grid connections (60 operating, 636 MW), 125 substations and 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowles Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 9.5 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Family Farmhouse grid connection | Grid connection | 12.6 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Solar 30 MW grid connection at Yarnton | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Yarnton BSP | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| Yarnton Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| Lovelace Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 9.7 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
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Data on this page
- 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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