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St Francis Court Farm
St Francis Court Farm is an operational 4 MW solar farm in East Devon, generating since 1 February 2017. Planning permission was granted on 7 May 2014, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Martifer Solar (Voltalia).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 29 November 2013 |
| Permission granted | 7 May 2014 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 February 2017 33 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.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 3.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 12.5 | 4.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 7 | 4.7 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2 | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.8 | 7.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 13 | 8.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 30 | 8.3 km |
How big is St Francis Court Farm?
St Francis Court Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 4 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 St Francis Court Farm?
REPD records the operator as Martifer Solar (Voltalia). 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 St Francis Court Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 29 November 2013. Permission was granted on 7 May 2014, 5 months later. The site became operational on 1 February 2017, 33 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 2145.
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