Power plant · South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thame solar farm
Thame solar farm is a power plant in South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, with 4.3 MW of capacity, operated by Big 60 Million.
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 | Land to the east of Windmill Road, Towersey, OX9 3QH | 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 | 29 Oct 2015 (permit P14/S2242/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 | 17 Jul 2014 (reference P14/S2242/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Oct 2015 (granted, reference P14/S2242/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Oct 2015 (appeal granted, reference P14/S2242/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Feb 2015 (refused, reference P14/S2242/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Big 60 Million | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.3 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 | 23.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7482, -0.9318 | 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 South Oxfordshire, reference P14/S2242/FUL)
- Permit granted (planning authority South Oxfordshire, reference P14/S2242/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority South Oxfordshire, reference P14/S2242/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority South Oxfordshire, reference P14/S2242/FUL)
How it compares
Thame solar farm is the 2,314th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,450th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.3 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 | 2,314th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,450th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,196th 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: 188 substations, 154 grid connections (72 operating, 842 MW) and 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewknor Solar grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 7.2 km |
| Rycote Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 47.5 MW | Planned | 7.2 km |
| Harlesford Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 10 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1460602301) | Data center | — | Under construction | 10 km |
| Stokenchurch Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Watlington Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Wheatley Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| CapitaLand Ascendas REIT data center, High Wycombe | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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