Perrigo, Exeter Road (5.9 MW solar farm)
Perrigo, Exeter Road is a 5.9 MW solar farm project in North Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 July 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 20 June 2026, 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 20 June 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 20 June 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 June 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Wrafton Laboratories (Trading as Perrigo)
- Planning authority
- North Devon
- Planning application reference
- 76423
- Site area
- 7.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Perrigo Exeter Road Braunton
- Council area (by location)
- North Devon
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Perrigo, Exeter Road - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 13053
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 | 2.6 |
| Luscott Barton | solar farm | 13 | operational | 2.7 |
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 4.8 |
| West Hill Farm (solar) | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 5.6 |
| Litchardon Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | operational | 6.2 |
| Barton Close Farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Fullabrook Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 66 | operational | 7.5 |
| West Webbery Farm, The Water | battery storage | 99.4 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Bulworthy Farm, Stoney Cross | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.4 |
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 (51.097, -4.1529).