Solar, wind and battery projects near Okehampton (EX20)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of EX20 (West Devon): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is North Tawton Primary Substation (30 MW battery storage, approved on 3 November 2021, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 8.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of EX20
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsmoor Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | Jun 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Aug 2017 | West Devon | 8.2 |
| Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamerysolar farm | solar farm | 22 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Oct 2014 | refused Jan 2016 | May 2016 | West Devon | 8.3 |
| North Tawton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2011 | refused May 2011 | Aug 2011 | West Devon | 8.4 |
| 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 | West Devon | 8.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forthglade Foods, Dartmoor Viewrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | West Devon | 3.2 |
| Hatchmoor Industrial Estate, Hatherleigh Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Jan 2025 | refused Apr 2025 | Nov 2025 | West Devon | 8.2 |
| Taw Valley Creameryrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | West Devon | 8.9 |
| The Barton Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | West Devon | 9.0 |
Distance from the average position of the EX20 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How West Devon decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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 EX20, 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.