West Holcombe (5.5 MW solar farm, REPD 2189)
West Holcombe is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 20 August 2014; the record was last updated on 19 September 2014.
5.5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
19 September 2014record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 20 August 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 19 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 14/00903/MFUL
- Site area
- 13.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at NGR 299298 125070 (East Of Bowdens Lane) Shillingford Devon
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- REPD reference
- 2189
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Holcombe | solar farm | 5.5 | under construction | <0.1 |
| Gratton Copse | solar | 5 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Keens Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | refused on appeal | 2.0 |
| Buckhayes Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused | 5.1 |
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 (51.0192, -3.4482).