Planning application
Land At Ebberley Down Ebberley Devon EX38 7JS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction and operation of a grid-connected solar photovoltaic farm, incorporating battery storage, with infrastructure, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements (Variation of conditions 2, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 22 of planning approval 1/1225/2023/FULM)
As published by the council, reference 1/0224/2026/FULM
Application record
- Reference
- 1/0224/2026/FULM
- Type
- Full Application Major
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Two Rivers And Three Moors
- Parish
- High Bickington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EX38 7JS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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1/1225/2023/FULM Refused
Land At Ebberley Down Ebberley Devon EX38 7JS
Construction and operation of a grid-connected solar photovoltaic farm, incorporating battery storage, with infrastructure, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Torridge
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Decision
Previously Application is being considered.
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
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Torridge granted permission on 4 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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