Bulkworthy Solar Park (5 MW)
Bulkworthy Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 May 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 August 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 May 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 19 May 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 May 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 May 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/1177/2015/FULM
- Site area
- 14.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Bulkworthy, Newton St. Petrock, Torrington
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5757
Who decides
| Applications | Torridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 45 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 8 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 7 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galsworthy Wind Park | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 0.9 |
| Wheelers Cross | wind farm | 7.8 | refused | 6.1 |
| Chalhanger Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Limebury Farm, Horns Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | under construction | 8.4 |
| Walland Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.0 |
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 (50.9107, -4.27).