North Tawton Solar Farm (5 MW)
North Tawton Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in West Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 May 2011; the record was last updated on 24 August 2011.
5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
24 August 2011record last updated
West Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 24 May 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 24 August 2011
- Operator or applicant
- ZW North Tawton
- Planning authority
- West Devon
- Planning application reference
- 01270/2011
- Site area
- 14.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To Rear Of Taw Valley Creamery, North Tawton, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- West Devon
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1044
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamery | solar farm | 22 | refused | 0.4 |
| North Tawton Primary Substation | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Den Brook | wind farm | 18 | operational | 3.8 |
| Two Post Lane | solar farm | 12 | operational | 5.2 |
| Land at Martin Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (50.7923, -3.9176).