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Newlands Farm (East Devon)
Newlands Farm (East Devon) is an operational 5 MW solar farm in East Devon, generating since 20 March 2013. Planning permission was granted on 22 November 2012, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: TGC Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 26 July 2012 |
| Permission granted | 22 November 2012 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 20 March 2013 4 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.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — River Axe SAC
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.
East Devon’s record on solar
East Devon has decided 31 solar farms and approved 87%, taking a median of 4.5 months. See every solar farm decision in East Devon →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 18.9 | 0.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 1.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8 | 2.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 2.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 4.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.8 | 7.5 km |
Battery · Operational | 8.8 | 7.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.1 | 11.6 km |
How big is Newlands Farm (East Devon)?
Newlands Farm (East Devon) has a recorded installed capacity of 5 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 Newlands Farm (East Devon)?
REPD records the operator as TGC Renewables. 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 Newlands Farm (East Devon) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 26 July 2012. Permission was granted on 22 November 2012, 4 months later. The site became operational on 20 March 2013, 4 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 1468.
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