Escot Park Estate, Talaton Solar Farm (35 MW)
Escot Park Estate, Talaton Solar Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 October 2025.
35 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
28 October 2025record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy Esco Limited
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 24/1098/MFUL
- Site area
- 62.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Escot Park Estate, Talaton, Ottery St Mary
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Name in REPD
- Escot Park Estate, Talaton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19716
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutton Farm, Whimple - Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Paytherden Solar Farm (Peradon) | solar farm | 49 | under construction | 4.4 |
| Pithayes | solar | 5 | refused | 4.8 |
| Rockbeare Hill | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| East Hill Strips | solar | 7 | refused | 5.9 |
| Great Houndbeare Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.2 |
| Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 6.6 |
| Exeter Substation, Broadclyst | battery storage | 125 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Saundercroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.1 |
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 (50.7773, -3.2987).