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Two Post Lane
Two Post Lane is an operational 12 MW solar farm in West Devon, generating since 1 January 2022. Planning permission was granted on 4 May 2020, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Solar South West.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 4 February 2020 |
| Permission granted | 4 May 2020 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 January 2022 20 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.
West Devon’s record on solar
West Devon has decided 12 solar farms and approved 83%, taking a median of 3.2 months. See every solar farm decision in West Devon →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 18 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.4 | 10.6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.8 | 12.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.1 | 14.4 km |
How big is Two Post Lane?
Two Post Lane has a recorded installed capacity of 12 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 Two Post Lane?
REPD records the operator as Solar South West. 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 Two Post Lane approved and built?
The application was submitted on 4 February 2020. Permission was granted on 4 May 2020, 3 months later. The site became operational on 1 January 2022, 20 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 7781.
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