Wiseburrow Farm (6 MW solar farm)
Wiseburrow Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Mid Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 9 June 2016; the record was last updated on 1 July 2016.
6 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
1 July 2016record last updated
Mid Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 January 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 June 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sum Farming UK
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning application reference
- 15/01108/MFUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/Y1138/W/15/3141503
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Wiseburrow Farm, Greenham
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Devon
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5940
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiseburrow Farm 14/01932/MFUL | 6 | 28 November 2014 | refused 12 February 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction 27, Westleigh | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Ayshford Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Broadpath Landfill | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.6 |
| Tonedale Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Dean Hill Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
| Great Curham Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 10.0 |
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 (50.9566, -3.312).