Buttercombe Lane Solar Farm (15 MW)
Buttercombe Lane Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
15 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 March 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen Development Limited
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 80182
- Site area
- 44.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Buttercombe Lane, Braunton
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Buttercombe Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19125
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luscott Barton | solar farm | 13 | operational | 1.3 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| West Hill Farm (solar) | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 3.2 |
| Barton Close Farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Fullabrook Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | operational | 4.9 |
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 6.2 |
| Great Shelfin Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.0 |
| Litchardon Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (51.1177, -4.1359).