Great Curham Farm (8 MW solar farm)
Great Curham Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 29 August 2014; the record was last updated on 16 September 2014.
8 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
16 September 2014record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 August 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 16 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 14/00889/MFUL
- Site area
- 20.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at NGR 300991 111214 (Great Curham Farm) Brithem Bottom
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2318
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Curham Farm 12/01664/MFUL | 6.3 | 30 November 2012 | refused 5 June 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Hill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Stoneshill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Little Toms Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 3.3 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Winham Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.7 |
| Langford Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 8.2 |
| Buckhayes Farm | solar farm | 6 | 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 (50.8927, -3.4125).