East Rightadown Farm, Brandis Corner Solar Farm (7.6 MW)
East Rightadown Farm, Brandis Corner Solar Farm is a 7.6 MW solar farm project in Torridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 September 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 July 2025.
7.6 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 July 2025record last updated
Torridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 1 September 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Black Torrington Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Torridge
- Planning application reference
- 1/1300/2022/FULM
- Site area
- 10.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Rightadown Farm, Brandis Corner
- Council area (by location)
- Torridge
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- Name in REPD
- East Rightadown Farm, Brandis Corner - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13219
Recorded together with East Rightadown Farm, Brandis Corner (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsland Cross Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Foxcombe Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Chalhanger Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| West Venn Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Derriton Fields Solar Farm | solar farm | 11.8 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (50.8144, -4.2399).