Land at Martin Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Martin Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 November 2015, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 March 2020. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 November 2018, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 November 2018, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 November 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Murex Energy
- Planning authority
- West Devon
- Planning application reference
- 00715/2015
- Site area
- 11.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Martin Farm, Whiddon Down, Okehampton
- Council area (by location)
- West Devon
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5584
Who decides
| Applications | West Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Post Lane | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.7 |
| Den Brook | wind farm | 18 | operational | 6.4 |
| Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamery | solar farm | 22 | refused | 8.3 |
| North Tawton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.7 |
| North Tawton Primary Substation | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (50.7223, -3.8615).