Bommertown Solar Farm (5 MW)
Bommertown Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 December 2015; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 23 October 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 5 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 August 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 16 December 2015 | Operational |
| 6 February 2016 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Steadfast Molland Solar Ltd
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 54402
- Appeal reference
- APP/X1118/A/14/2211328
- Site area
- 12.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bommertown Farm, Bottreaux Mill, South Molton
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 105 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2101
Who decides
| Applications | North Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Moors Wind Farm | wind farm | 22 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Batsworthy Cross | wind farm | 18 | operational | 5.3 |
| Bickham Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
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 (51.0189, -3.6846).