Solar, wind and battery projects near Honiton (EX14)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of EX14 (East Devon): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Escot Park Estate, Talaton Solar Farm (35 MW solar farm, application submitted on 22 August 2025, no decision recorded), 8.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of EX14
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkeswell Airfieldbattery storage | battery storage | 6.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | East Devon | 6.1 |
| Dunkeswell Airfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Aug 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | May 2015 | East Devon | 6.1 |
| Escot Park Estate, Talaton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | East Devon | 8.6 |
| East Hill Stripssolar | solar | 7 | refusedupdated Jun 2014 | Feb 2014 | refused May 2014 | Jun 2014 | East Devon | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadhayes Farm, Stocklandsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jan 2026 | East Devon | 7.2 |
Distance from the average position of the EX14 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35.2 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How East Devon decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Is the status up to date?
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. Near EX14, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.