Solar, wind and battery projects near Tavistock (PL19)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PL19 (West Devon): 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Morrisons Supermarket (0.3 MW rooftop solar, approved on 20 January 2022, not yet built), 2.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PL19
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2.6 | refusedupdated Aug 2005 | Apr 2002 | refused Mar 2003 | Aug 2005 | West Devon | 1.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood Road Rooftop Solar Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | operationalupdated Feb 2021 | Nov 2020 | granted Jan 2021 | Feb 2021 | West Devon | 1.7 |
| Morrisons Supermarketrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Nov 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Mar 2022 | West Devon | 2.2 |
Distance from the average position of the PL19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.