Power plant · West Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
West Oxfordshire Energy Park
West Oxfordshire Energy Park is a planned power plant in West Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, operated by West Oxfordshire Energy Park 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 Oxfordshire (coordinates), England (South East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Located on land south-west of Carterton and to the west of Lechlade, within the administrative areas of West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 May 2027 (reference EN0110047, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected May 2027) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Oxfordshire Energy Park Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 978 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7024, -1.6646 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · 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 researchHow it compares by area
West Oxfordshire Energy Park is the 68th-largest of 2,300 power plants in England and the 73rd-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 978 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 68th of 2,300 |
| United Kingdom | 73rd of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 94th of 2,695 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 187 grid connections (99 operating, 1,208 MW), 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechlade Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Lynt Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 21.5 MW | Operating | 4.8 km |
| PV Generation Substation grid connection | Grid connection | 16.6 MW | Operating | 6.1 km |
| PV Generation Substation grid connection | Grid connection | 16.6 MW | Operating | 6.1 km |
| Black Bourton Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Faringdon Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| nLighten Swindon | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Nationwide Swindon Technology Centre | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Vodafone | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- © 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.