Litchardon Cross Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Litchardon Cross Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational; the record was last updated on 28 February 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 February 2024record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 July 2020 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power / Infinis Energy Services
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 71708
- Site area
- 36.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Litchardon Cross, Road From Litchardon Cross, Newton Tracey, To Voscombe Cross, Barnstaple, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 8101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 2.3 |
| Bulworthy Farm, Stoney Cross | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| West Webbery Farm, The Water | battery storage | 99.4 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| North Devon Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | refused | 4.5 |
| Gammaton Moor Solar farm | solar farm | 32 | operational | 4.5 |
| Gammaton Barton Farm, Alverdiscott | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Luscott Barton | solar farm | 13 | operational | 7.3 |
| Buttercombe Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
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 (51.0452, -4.121).