Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility (30 MW)
Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility is a 30 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2025; the record was last updated on 17 February 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
17 February 2026record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 12 January 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 April 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 November 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 November 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 October 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Alliance / Taiyo Power & Storage
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 22/0990/MFUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/U1105/W/23/3320714
- Site area
- 74.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Marsh Green Farm Marsh Green, Exeter
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 11366
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Houndbeare Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.6 |
| Rockbeare Hill | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Pithayes | solar | 5 | refused | 3.5 |
| Crannaford Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Saundercroft Farm | battery storage | 290 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Saundercroft Road, Broadclyst | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Saundercroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.5 |
| Exeter Substation, Broadclyst | battery storage | 125 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
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 (50.733, -3.3603).