Keens Farm (5.1 MW solar farm)
Keens Farm is a 5.1 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 8 July 2014; the record was last updated on 5 August 2014.
5.1 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 August 2014record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 8 July 2014 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- juwi Renewable Energies
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 12/01522/MFUL
- Appeal reference
- 13/00015/WR
- Address (REPD)
- Morebath, Tiverton, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1871
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratton Copse | solar | 5 | application withdrawn | 0.4 |
| West Holcombe | solar farm | 5.5 | under construction | 2.0 |
| West Holcombe | solar farm | 5.5 | application withdrawn | 2.0 |
| Buckhayes Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 4.2 |
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 (51.0113, -3.4737).