Renewable energy projects in West Devon
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in West Devon (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 7 approved but not running, 7 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 7 of 18 decided applications (39%; UK 19%), with a median 19 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
39%of decisions refused
How West Devon decides
| Applications | West Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Projects in West Devon
Projects of 1 MW and more (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tawton Primary Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamerysolar farm | solar farm | 22 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Oct 2014 | refused Jan 2016 | May 2016 |
| Den Brookwind farm | wind farm | 18 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Nov 2005 | granted Mar 2007 | Nov 2016 |
| Two Post Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Jun 2023 | Feb 2020 | granted May 2020 | Jun 2023 |
| North Tawton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2011 | refused May 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| Land at Martin Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020 | Jun 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Mar 2020 |
| Yelland Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | refusedupdated Mar 2012 | Sep 2005 | refused Nov 2006 | Mar 2012 |
| Willsland Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.2 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | May 2011 | granted Mar 2012 | Apr 2013 |
| Beech Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2.6 | refusedupdated Aug 2005 | Apr 2002 | refused Mar 2003 | Aug 2005 |
| Crockers Helesolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | operationalupdated Mar 2014 | Nov 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| Tredown Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Mar 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| Hillsmoor Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jun 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Aug 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forthglade Foods, Dartmoor Viewrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Morrisons Supermarketrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Taw Valley Creameryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| The Barton Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
| Hatchmoor Industrial Estate, Hatherleigh Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jan 2025 | refused Apr 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Parkwood Road Rooftop Solar Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | operationalupdated Feb 2021 | Nov 2020 | granted Jan 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| Two Post Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2020 | Feb 2020 | granted Jul 2020 | Mar 2020 |
Postcode districts in West Devon
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to West Devon by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.