Barton Close Farm (5.5 MW solar farm)
Barton Close Farm is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 February 2016; the record was last updated on 14 April 2016.
5.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 April 2016record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 10 June 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 54722
- Appeal reference
- A/13/2199207/NWF
- Address (REPD)
- Georgeham, Braunton, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1864
Who decides
| Applications | North Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 37 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (24%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill Farm (solar) | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 2.7 |
| Buttercombe Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Great Shelfin Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Fullabrook Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | operational | 5.0 |
| Luscott Barton | solar farm | 13 | operational | 6.1 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
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 (51.1539, -4.174).