Little Toms Solar Farm (5 MW)
Little Toms Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2025; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025.
5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
25 July 2025record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 20 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- PS Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 23/01838/MFUL
- Site area
- 6.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North of Little Toms
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Little Toms - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13014
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 | 2.8 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 3.3 |
| Dean Hill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Winham Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Langford Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 5.5 |
| Paytherden Solar Farm (Peradon) | solar farm | 49 | under construction | 8.4 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.5 |
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.1 |
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (50.8635, -3.4172).