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Luscott Barton
Luscott Barton is an operational 13 MW solar farm in North Devon, generating since 15 November 2015. Planning permission was granted on 3 September 2015, 12 months after submission. Operator of record: Sunsave 7 Luscott Barton Ltd/ vogt Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 August 2014 |
| Permission granted | 3 September 2015 12 months after submission |
| Operational | 15 November 2015 2 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 0.75 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.53 | 2.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7.3 | 4.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.5 | 4.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.4 | 4.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 6.4 | 5.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 66 | 5.3 km |
Battery · Operational | 3.8 | 5.6 km |
How big is Luscott Barton?
Luscott Barton has a recorded installed capacity of 13 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 Luscott Barton?
REPD records the operator as Sunsave 7 Luscott Barton Ltd/ vogt Solar. 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 Luscott Barton approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 August 2014. Permission was granted on 3 September 2015, 12 months later. The site became operational on 15 November 2015, 2 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 2252.
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