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Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm
Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm is an operational 42 MW solar farm in Torridge, generating since 10 September 2025. Planning permission was granted on 10 November 2021, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: Renewable Energy System Limited / Ripple Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 21 January 2021 |
| Permission granted | 10 November 2021 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 10 September 2025 46 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.
Torridge’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.7 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.2 | 1.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5.3 | 1.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15.6 | 3.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 11.8 | 3.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 1.4 | 6.3 km |
How big is Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm?
Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 42 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 Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Renewable Energy System Limited / Ripple Energy. 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 Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 21 January 2021. Permission was granted on 10 November 2021, 10 months later. The site became operational on 10 September 2025, 46 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 8802.
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