Solar · United Kingdom

Pithayes

Application Refused5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 September 2015

The site

Technology: Solar
Capacity: 5 MW
Status: Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant: KS SPV29 Ltd
Location: Land To West & North West Pithayes Farm Whimple, Devon, United Kingdom
Planning authority: East Devon
Planning application: 13/1202/MFUL

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Timeline

11 June 2013 Planning application submitted
9 November 2013 Planning permission refused

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Incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom

The register holds 86 incidents at solar farms in the United Kingdom, 59 of them fires, and 344 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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Fire damages solar panel batteries in a Teignmouth garageEIR-1523 · 2026
Fire damages roof with one solar panel in The CharltonsEIR-1522 · 2026
Solar panels on flat roof alight at terraced building in NewquayEIR-1521 · 2026

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