West Devon: energy planning applications
20 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for West Devon, 108 MW in all. 2 still in planning.
Battery storage 5 · Solar 12 · Onshore wind 3 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK
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Every application in West Devon, newest first
- Hatchmoor Industrial Estate, Hatherleigh - Energy Storage Facility
- The Barton - Energy Storage Facility
- The Barton - Energy Storage Facility
- Forthglade Foods, Dartmoor View - Solar Panels
- Morrisons Supermarket - Solar Panels
- Taw Valley Creamery - Solar panels
- North Tawton Primary Substation - Battery Storage
- Parkwood Road Rooftop Solar Array
- Two Post Lane
- Two Post Lane
- Land at Martin Farm
- Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamery
- Hillsmoor Solar Farm
- Crockers Hele
- Tredown Solar Farm
- Willsland Solar farm
- North Tawton Solar Farm
- Den Brook
- Yelland Wind Farm
- Beech Farm
Latest decisions
- Hatchmoor Industrial Estate, Hatherleigh - Energy Storage Facility
- The Barton - Energy Storage Facility
- Forthglade Foods, Dartmoor View - Solar Panels
- Morrisons Supermarket - Solar Panels
- Taw Valley Creamery - Solar panels
- North Tawton Primary Substation - Battery Storage
- Parkwood Road Rooftop Solar Array
- Two Post Lane
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
Incidents on the register near West Devon's applications
12 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Solar panel fault causes fire at village hall roof in Cheriton Bishop
- Solar inverter fire spreads to field in Yealmpton
- Substation fire in Exeter causes smoke and a power warning
- Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, Exeter
- Fire under solar panels at Broadclyst brought under control
- Fire damages solar panel batteries in a Teignmouth garage
- Inverter fire at a solar farm at East Langford, Kilkhampton
- Transformer unit fire at a solar farm on Copshorn Road, Bodmin
- Fire at solar panel installation near Bodmin Jail
- Fire involves roof and solar panels at a house under construction in Dittisham
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in West Devon, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.