Great Shelfin Farm (6.9 MW wind farm)
Great Shelfin Farm is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 24 January 2012; the record was last updated on 2 March 2012.
6.9 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
2 March 2012record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 March 2010 | Application submitted |
| 24 January 2012 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2012
- Operator or applicant
- British Telecom
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 49825
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- LAND AT GREAT SHELFIN FARM MULLACOTT CROSS ILFRACOMBE DEVON EX34 8ND
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- REPD reference
- 3468
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullabrook Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | operational | 2.7 |
| West Hill Farm (solar) | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 4.0 |
| Barton Close Farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Buttercombe Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Luscott Barton | solar farm | 13 | operational | 7.7 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (51.1795, -4.1156).