Land at Oldstone Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Oldstone Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in South Hams, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 June 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 June 2017record last updated
South Hamscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 April 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 June 2017
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- South Hams
- Planning application reference
- 06/1725/15/F
- Site area
- 8.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Oldstone Farm, Blackawton, Totnes
- Council area (by location)
- South Hams
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5588
Who decides
| Applications | South Hams | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 36 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halwell Airfield | solar | 5.7 | refused | 3.5 |
| Coombeshead Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 8.3 |
| Lower Blakemore Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
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 (50.3515, -3.6621).