Balls Wood Solar Farm (8.7 MW)
Balls Wood Solar Farm is an 8.7 MW solar farm project in South Hams, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2015; the record was last updated on 23 March 2016.
8.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 March 2016record last updated
South Hamscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 14 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Due South Energy & SunE Project6 Ltd
- Planning authority
- South Hams
- Planning application reference
- 07/1814/14/F
- Address (REPD)
- Balls Wood, Plymouth, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- South Hams
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1958
Who decides
| Applications | South Hams | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Downs Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.6 |
| Creacombe Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 4.7 |
| Langage Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Chelson Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 13 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Plymouth Stor Generation | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Newnham Estate | solar farm | 14 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (50.3497, -4.037).