Solar, wind and battery projects near Brixham (TQ5)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TQ5 (Torbay): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Brokenbury Farm, Galmpton Solar Farm (2.7 MW solar farm, approved on 18 November 2022, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 2.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TQ5
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brokenbury Farm, Galmpton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | May 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Torbay | 2.4 |
| Blackawton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | Dec 2014 | South Hams | 8.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay Leisure Centre Energy Projectrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | Torbay | 4.7 |
| South Devon College, Spots Hallrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2022 | Sep 2022 | — | Oct 2022 | Torbay | 5.2 |
| Morrisons, Totnes Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Torbay | 5.8 |
| Daintons Storage, Yalberton Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 | — | Aug 2022 | Torbay | 5.9 |
Distance from the average position of the TQ5 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Torbay decides solar, wind and battery applications
Torbay has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
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 TQ5, 2 projects have 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.