Luscott Barton (13 MW solar farm)
Luscott Barton is a 13 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2015; the record was last updated on 1 February 2016.
13 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2016record last updated
North Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 3 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 7 Luscott Barton Ltd/ vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 58007
- Site area
- 30.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Luscott Barton, Ashford, Barnstaple, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2252
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercombe Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Perrigo, Exeter Road | solar farm | 5.9 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| West Hill Farm (solar) | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 4.1 |
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 5.2 |
| Fullabrook Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | operational | 5.3 |
| Barton Close Farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Litchardon Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 7.3 |
| Great Shelfin Farm | wind farm | 6.9 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
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 (51.1105, -4.1205).