Saundercroft Solar Farm (7 MW)
Saundercroft Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 July 2018.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 July 2018record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 2 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 29 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnery Solar Fund (NESF)
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 12/2247/MFUL
- Site area
- 14.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Saundercroft, Whimple, Exeter, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- Name in REPD
- SAUNDERCROFT SOLAR FARM
- REPD reference
- 2055
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saundercroft Farm | battery storage | 290 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Saundercroft Road, Broadclyst | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 0.1 |
| Exeter Substation, Broadclyst | battery storage | 125 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Crannaford Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 0.7 |
| National Grid Substation | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Burrowton Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Pithayes | solar | 5 | refused | 2.5 |
| Rutton Farm, Whimple - Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Kerswell Barton Farm, Broadclyst | solar farm | 16.2 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
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 (50.765, -3.3985).