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Solar planning in South Hams
South Hams has decided 27 solar farms and approved 93% of them, taking a median of 3.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 114 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How South Hams compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, South Hams sits in the 35th percentile for approval rate (level with the England average) and the 24th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (31)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Vacsax - Solar Panels Vacsax Limited · 0222/25/PST · 1.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-20 |
Western Wood Way, Langage Business Park - Solar Panels Artemis Optical Limited · 3036/24/PST · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.13 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-08 |
Mayflower Water Treatment Works, Roborough Down - Solar Array South West Water · 1619/23/FUL · 7.1 mo to decide | 1.56 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-28 |
Bandvulc Remoulds, Gillard Way - Solar Photovoltaics System Bandvulc Tyres Limited · 2620/23/FUL · 4.1 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-01-31 |
Littlehempston Water Treatment Works, Littlehempston - Solar Array South West Water · 2929/23/FUL | — | Application Submitted | 2023-10-25 |
Endsleigh Garden Centre, Endsleigh - Solar PV Panels Blue Diamond Limited · 3075/22/PST · 3.1 mo to decide | 0.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-04 |
Western Wood Way, Plympton - Solar Panels Artemis Optical Limited · 1914/22/PST · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-25 |
Tamerton Road, Roborough - Solar Panels Plessey Semi Conductors Limited · 0655/22/PST · 1.6 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-04-06 |
Creacombe Solar Farm Gnaton Farm · 1109/17/FUL · 10.6 mo to decide | 7.3 | Operational | 2018-03-14 |
Newton Downs Farm Core Aries (Renewable Energy) · 37/1426/15/F · 12.6 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2016-07-15 |
Land at Oldstone Farm British Solar Renewables · 06/1725/15/F · 8.3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2016-04-14 |
Place Barton Farm British Solar Renewables · 22/0848/15/F · 5.2 mo to decide | 4.9 | Operational | 2015-09-21 |
Lower Blakemore Farm New Energy for the World · 23/2373/14/F · 8.8 mo to decide | 5 | Appeal Refused | 2015-06-18 |
Colleen Farm Bowler Energy · 22/1610/14/F · 9 mo to decide | 2.2 | Abandoned | 2015-03-26 |
Newnham Estate Solstice Renewables · 49/2133/14/F · 3.4 mo to decide | 14 | Operational | 2014-11-27 |
Parkview solar park NextEnergy · 50/1623/14/F · 4.1 mo to decide | 6.5 | Operational | 2014-10-28 |
Lee Moor China Clay Works Wanageeska · DCC/3689/2014 · 2.7 mo to decide | 9.5 | Operational | 2014-10-27 |
Balls Wood Solar Farm Due South Energy & SunE Project6 Ltd · 07/1814/14/F · 3 mo to decide | 8.7 | Operational | 2014-10-14 |
Coombeshead Solar Farm Foresight · 17/0265/14/F · 6.9 mo to decide | 8 | Operational | 2014-08-29 |
Lower Slade Farm PS Renewables · 08_28/0430/13/F · 17.6 mo to decide | 4.1 | Operational | 2014-08-11 |
Blackawton Solar Farm Maria Bailey Planning · 06/2883/13/F · 3 mo to decide | 3 | Operational | 2014-03-04 |
Yealmpton Lightsource Renewable Energy · 62/2326/13/F | 2.6 | Application Withdrawn | 2013-12-02 |
Halwell Airfield Lightsource Renewable Energy · 22/2050/13/F · 2.6 mo to decide | 5.7 | Application Refused | 2013-11-22 |
Bidwell Solar Farm Wessex Solar Energy · 14/1040/13/F · 2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2013-07-01 |
Hazard Farm TGC Renewables · 23/2485/12/F · 6.4 mo to decide | 6.4 | Operational | 2013-05-13 |
Bidwell Solar Park Wessex Solar Energy · 14/2182/12/F | 5 | Revised | 2013-04-05 |
Luson Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · 21/2606/12/F · 2 mo to decide | 1.9 | Operational | 2013-01-08 |
Warleigh Barton Solar Farm Low Carbon Solar · 04/0770/11/F · 17.1 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2012-11-02 |
Hatchlands Farm Orta Solar · 23/1754/12/F · 2.7 mo to decide | 5.2 | Operational | 2012-10-23 |
Marley Thatch Solar Farm TGC Renewables · 39_45/0706/12/F · 3 mo to decide | 6.3 | Operational | 2012-06-28 |
Langage Solar Farm Terrence O'Rourke Ltd · 49/0277/11/F · 2.3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2011-03-31 |
Does South Hams approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 27 solar farms South Hams has decided, 93% were approved (25 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in South Hams?
The median time from application to decision is 3.3 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has South Hams consented?
114 MW has been consented across 25 approved schemes, with 11 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in South Hams
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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