Winham Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Winham 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 1 December 2015; the record was last updated on 16 February 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 February 2016record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 14/00536/MFUL
- Site area
- 11.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at NGR 301672 103703 (Land West of Winham Farm) Westcott
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2095
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winham Farm 13/01408/MFUL | 5 | 14 November 2013 | withdrawn 20 January 2014 |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langford Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | operational | 1.8 |
| Paytherden Solar Farm (Peradon) | solar farm | 49 | under construction | 4.5 |
| Little Toms Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Rutton Farm, Whimple - Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Exeter Substation, Broadclyst | battery storage | 125 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Stoneshill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| National Grid Substation | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Saundercroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.6 |
| Saundercroft Road, Broadclyst | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
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 (50.8245, -3.3974).