Power plant · West Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Southill Solar
Southill Solar is a power plant in West Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, with 4.5 MW of capacity, operated by Sustainable Charlbury.
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 Oxfordshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land West Of, Fawler Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton | 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 | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 7 Sept 2015 (permit 15/01523/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Apr 2015 (reference 15/01523/FUL, planning authority West Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Sept 2015 (granted, reference 15/01523/FUL, planning authority West Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sustainable Charlbury (Sustainable Charlbury (Community)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.5 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 | 1.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8593, -1.4721 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Southill Solar is the 2,279th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,402nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.5 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 | 2,279th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,402nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,094th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 15/01523/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 259 grid connections (73 operating, 865 MW), 100 substations and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Southill PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.09 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| University Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Leafield Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Agrivert Limited grid connection | Grid connection | 2.26 MW | Operating | 7.4 km |
| Woodstock Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.3 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| R89 | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
- Southill PV grid connection4.09 MW
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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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.