Bulworthy Farm, Stoney Cross (49.9 MW solar farm)
Bulworthy Farm, Stoney Cross is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 September 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
5 September 2025record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Noventum Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/0470/2025/FULM
- Site area
- 111.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bulworthy Farm Stoney Cross
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Name in REPD
- Bulworthy Farm, Stoney Cross - Solar Photovoltaic Array
- REPD reference
- 17883
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Torridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Devon Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 1.1 |
| Gammaton Moor Solar farm | solar farm | 32 | operational | 1.4 |
| West Webbery Farm, The Water | battery storage | 99.4 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Gammaton Barton Farm, Alverdiscott | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Litchardon Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 3.5 |
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 5.7 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
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 (51.0141, -4.1261).