Planning application
Coldharbour Farm Ashreigney Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7NQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Development of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array with associated equipment, including access track, cable route, private and DNO substations, transformer stations, security cameras, perimeter fencing, 132kV DNO HV compound and 15m telecommunication tower (Variation of Conditions 2, 4, 5, 13 and 16 of planning approval 1/0823/2021/FULM)
As published by the council, reference 1/0001/2026/FULM
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0001/2026/FULM
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting Decision
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Winkleigh
- Parish
- Ashreigney
- Postcode
- EX18 7NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torridge register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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1/0070/2024/DIS Granted
Coldharbour Farm Ashreigney Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7NQ
Discharge of conditions 7, 8 & 12 of planning approval 1/0823/2021/FULM (Written Scheme of Investigation, Fencing & Arboricultural Method Statement)
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1/0403/2023/FUL Granted
Coldharbour Farm Ashreigney Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7NQ
Proposed feed yard cover
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1/0823/2021/FULM Granted
Coldharbour Farm Ashreigney Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7NQ
Development of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array with associated equipment, including access track, cable route, private and DNO substations, transformer stations, security cameras, perimeter fencing, 132kV DNO HV compound and 15m telecommunication tower
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Torridge
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26 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Torridge took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
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Granted Full applications 134 docsMajor scheme -
Coldharbour Farm Ashreigney Chulmleigh Devon EX18 7NQ
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