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Batsworthy Cross
Batsworthy Cross is an operational 18 MW onshore wind farm in North Devon, generating since 7 April 2016. Planning permission was granted on 22 October 2012, 71 months after submission. Operator of record: Blackrock Real Assets.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 November 2006 |
| Permission granted | 22 October 2012 71 months after submission |
| Operational | 7 April 2016 41 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
North Devon’s record on onshore wind
North Devon has decided 6 onshore wind schemes and approved 33%, taking a median of 26.1 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in North Devon →
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|---|---|---|
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Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 10.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 13.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.1 | 13.7 km |
How big is Batsworthy Cross?
Batsworthy Cross has a recorded installed capacity of 18 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Batsworthy Cross?
REPD records the operator as Blackrock Real Assets. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Batsworthy Cross approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 November 2006. Permission was granted on 22 October 2012, 71 months later. The site became operational on 7 April 2016, 41 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 4057.
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