Dean Hill Road Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Dean Hill Road Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 November 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 September 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 September 2024record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 30 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 November 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Storage Ireland
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 22/02374/MFUL
- Site area
- 60.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Dean Hill Road Willand, Cullompton
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Dean Hill Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11753
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneshill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.1 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 2.1 |
| Little Toms Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 3.6 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Winham Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Langford Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 7.2 |
| Wiseburrow Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 9.2 |
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 (50.8877, -3.3839).