Land bordering either side of the M40, near Postcombe and Lewknor villages, OX9 7EG
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Proposal
Installation of a solar farm and cable corridor with associated infrastructure, access, security fencing and landscaping. (Additional information received 21 August 2025) (Additional information received 19 September and 11 November 2025 and 06 February 2026.)
- Received
- 25 June 2025
- Decision due
- 28 February 2026
- Decision level
- Not Yet Recommended
- Agent
- SLR Consulting
- ReceivedReceived25 Jun
- ValidatedValidated25 Jun
- Consult.Consultation30 Oct
- TargetTarget Date28 Feb
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land bordering either side of the M40, near Postcombe and Lewknor villages, OX9 7EG. South Oxfordshire has handled 3,382 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 June 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 422 applications in total for the OX9 postcode area.
96% of full applications at South Oxfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- OX9 7EG
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 30 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 17 July 2025
- Consultation end
- 30 October 2025
- Application expires
- 28 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SLR Consulting
Planning decision
- Decision
- Application is not yet decided
- Statutory period
- 248 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 399
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: South Oxfordshire
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Consultants on this application
- SLR Consulting Limited · Agent for this application
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