Stoneshill Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Stoneshill Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2017; the record was last updated on 2 November 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 November 2017record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 28 April 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 3 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 5 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 February 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 17 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 November 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy UK Direct
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 14/01949/MFUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y1138/W/15/3135271
- Site area
- 11.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Stoneshill Farm, Willand Road, Cullompton
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4794
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneshill Farm 14/01248/MFUL | 6 | 8 August 2014 | withdrawn 20 October 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Hill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 2.5 |
| Little Toms Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.7 |
| Winham Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Langford Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 6.2 |
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.6 |
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Paytherden Solar Farm (Peradon) | solar farm | 49 | under construction | 8.6 |
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 (50.8783, -3.3846).