Orchard Park (5.1 MW solar farm)
Orchard Park is a 5.1 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 21 September 2016; the record was last updated on 4 October 2016.
5.1 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 October 2016record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 16 March 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 September 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 14/2952/MFUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/U1105/W/16/3144419
- Site area
- 19.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Shepherds farm, Oil Mill Lane, Clyst St Mary
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 51 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4895
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard solar park 14/1379/MFUL | 7.5 | 6 June 2014 | refused 15 September 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Bagmore Farm, Ebford Lane -Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Coombe Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.6 |
| Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Kerswell Barton Farm, Broadclyst | solar farm | 16.2 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Blackhill Quarry, Woodbury | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 6.3 |
| Poltimore solar farm | solar farm | 5.5 | refused | 6.6 |
| Burrowton Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Great Houndbeare Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (50.7015, -3.4341).