Solar Farm at Land At Monks Farm And Trelana Pyworthy Holsworthy (42 MW)
Solar Farm at Land At Monks Farm And Trelana Pyworthy Holsworthy is a 42 MW solar farm project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 September 2025; the record was last updated on 4 November 2025.
42 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 November 2025record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 September 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 November 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy System Limited / Ripple Energy
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/0249/2021/FULM
- Site area
- 66.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Monks Farm And Trelana Pyworthy Holsworthy
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 8802
Who decides
| Applications | Torridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Southland Farm (NOR) | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.1 |
| CRINACOTT SOLAR FARM (Pyworthy) | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 1.3 |
| Pinkworthy Farm, Pyworthy | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Stoneworthy | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Bradford Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 1.9 |
| Land At Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 2.2 |
| Pitworthy Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 15.6 | operational | 3.4 |
| Derriton Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.8 | operational | 3.9 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (50.7913, -4.4198).