Ayshford Court Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Ayshford Court Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2013; the record was last updated on 14 June 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 June 2013record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 3 June 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- AEE Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 10/01930/MFUL
- Site area
- 15.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Westleigh, Tiverton, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1569
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 39 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 13 (33%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 11 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.9 |
| Wiseburrow Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Dean Hill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 6.4 |
| Stoneshill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.7 |
| Little Toms Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 9.1 |
| Buckhayes Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 9.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.9319, -3.3459).