Bratton Fleming Solar Farm (5 MW)
Bratton Fleming Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2013; the record was last updated on 12 April 2013.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 April 2013record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 17 April 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 December 2012 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 51698
- Address (REPD)
- Land adjacent to four cross way, Bratton Fleming
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1557
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capeland Farm | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 1.3 |
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 (51.1252, -3.9249).