Walland Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Walland Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 February 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 21 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 4 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/0518/2014/FULM
- Site area
- 12.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Associated With Walland Farm Bucks Cross Woolsery Devon
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2336
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limebury Farm, Horns Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Harbourcross wind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 7.6 |
| Galsworthy Wind Park | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 8.3 |
| Wheelers Cross | wind farm | 7.8 | refused | 8.5 |
| Bulkworthy Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
| Trentworthy Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 9.7 |
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 (50.9758, -4.3468).