Waye Barton (5 MW solar farm)
Waye Barton is a 5 MW solar farm project in Teignbridge, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 14 January 2016; the record was last updated on 6 October 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
6 October 2015record last updated
Teignbridgecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 6 October 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- Teignbridge
- Planning application reference
- 15/02090/MAJ
- Site area
- 14.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Waye Barton, Littlehempston, Totnes
- Council area (by location)
- Teignbridge
- REPD reference
- 5358
Who decides
| Applications | Teignbridge | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 12 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rydon Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 4.6 |
| Riverford Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | permission expired | 6.2 |
| Hood Barton, Staverton | battery storage | 99 | application submitted | 6.2 |
| Bidwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Court Barton Farm, Coffinswell Solar Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Barton Hill Industrial Park | battery storage | 22.5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Lower Blakemore Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 7.9 |
| Parkview solar park | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 8.6 |
| Hazard Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (50.466, -3.6445).