Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill Solar Farm (27.8 MW)
Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill Solar Farm is a 27.8 MW solar farm project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
27.8 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 26 July 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 February 2025 | Appeal allowed |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy ES Co Limited
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/1225/2023/FULM
- Appeal reference
- APP/W1145/W/24/3353044
- Site area
- 30.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill, Near Great Torrington, Umberleigh
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15718
Recorded together with Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaford Brook Solar Park | solar farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.5 |
| Coldharbour Farm, Ashreigney | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| North Devon Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (50.9498, -4.0177).