Capeland Farm (8.3 MW solar farm)
Capeland Farm is an 8.3 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 February 2015; the record was last updated on 16 June 2015.
8.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 June 2015record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2014 | Construction started |
| 27 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 June 2015
- Operator or applicant
- juwi Renewable Energies
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 55798
- Site area
- 22.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Capelands Farm, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1943
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratton Fleming Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | 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 (51.1312, -3.9082).