Buckhayes Farm (6 MW solar farm)
Buckhayes Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 August 2013; the record was last updated on 23 September 2013.
6 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
23 September 2013record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Lumicity
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 13/00185/MFUL
- Address (REPD)
- Chevithorne,, Tiverton, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1742
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keens Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | refused on appeal | 4.2 |
| Gratton Copse | solar | 5 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| West Holcombe | solar farm | 5.5 | under construction | 5.1 |
| West Holcombe | solar farm | 5.5 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (50.9742, -3.465).