Kingsland Barton Solar Farm (5 MW)
Kingsland Barton Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 22 February 2014; the record was last updated on 19 December 2014.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 December 2014record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 February 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Padero Solar
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 55742
- Address (REPD)
- Near South Molton,
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4838
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsland Barton Solar Farm 51860 | 5 | 25 March 2011 | refused 24 June 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacche Barton Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.2 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
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 (51.0181, -3.865).