Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road Solar Farm (18 MW)
Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road Solar Farm is an 18 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 April 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 March 2023.
18 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 March 2023record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 April 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Spring Dev 09 Limited
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 22/2409/MFUL
- Site area
- 22.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Higher Hawkerland Farm Sidmouth Road Aylesbeare
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12578
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Houndbeare Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.4 |
| Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 3.4 |
| Rockbeare Hill | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Blackhill Quarry, Woodbury | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Higher Bagmore Farm, Ebford Lane -Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | 5.2 |
| Orchard Park | solar farm | 5.1 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
| Coombe Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.6 |
| Veiges Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.3 |
| Pithayes | solar | 5 | refused | 6.9 |
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 (50.7025, -3.3543).