Axe View Solar Farm (5 MW)
Axe View Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2017; the record was last updated on 2 March 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 March 2018record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 January 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 15 April 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2018
- Operator or applicant
- NESF (formerly INRG Solar)
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 15/0645/MFUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/U1105/W/16/3141816
- Site area
- 9.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of Wadbrook Farm, Wadbrook, Axminster,
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5131
Recorded together with Axe View Solar Farm, Wadbrook (battery storage, approved, not built).
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 3.3 |
| Wareham Road, Scouse Farm | battery storage | 50 | refused | 3.4 |
| Coombe Farm | battery storage | 7.5 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| JB Wheaton | battery storage | 8.8 | operational | 3.7 |
| Pound Road, Hawkchurch | battery storage | 120 | refused | 3.7 |
| National Grid Axminster Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Stonebarrow Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.8 |
| Beavor - Photovoltaic Solar Arrays | solar farm | 18.9 | under construction | 3.8 |
| Stammery Hill | battery storage | 150 | refused | 4.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.8117, -2.959).