Solar, wind and battery projects near Dawlish (EX7)
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of EX7 (Teignbridge): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Devon Cliffs Holiday Centre, Sandy Bay (0.5 MW rooftop solar, approved on 24 March 2023, not yet built), 8.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of EX7
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmills Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operationalupdated May 2018 | May 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | May 2018 | Teignbridge | 4.5 |
| Higher Humber Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.9 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2017 | Jan 2015 | refused Apr 2016 | Feb 2017 | Teignbridge | 7.6 |
| Liverton Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.8 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Oct 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Mar 2015 | East Devon | 8.9 |
| Bystock Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.1 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | May 2015 | East Devon | 9.3 |
| Coombe Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Jun 2015 | East Devon | 9.8 |
| Veiges Farm Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Feb 2019 | Sep 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Feb 2019 | East Devon | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Teignmouth Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Teignbridge | 1.5 |
| Langdon Hospital, Langdonsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submittedupdated Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | — | Dec 2025 | Teignbridge | 1.7 |
| Langdon Hospital, Langdonbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | — | Dec 2025 | Teignbridge | 1.7 |
| Bradham Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | — | Apr 2026 | East Devon | 7.1 |
| Devon Cliffs Holiday Centre, Sandy Bayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | East Devon | 8.1 |
| Lower Veiges Plantationbattery storage | battery storage | — | abandonedupdated Feb 2019 | Dec 2015 | — | Feb 2019 | East Devon | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the EX7 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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Teignbridge decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Teignbridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.