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Bulworthy Farm Alverdiscott Bideford EX39 4PY

80402Full ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed installation of ground mounted solar farm (49.9MW) & battery energy storage system (BESS) & associated ancillary works

Received
5 June 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
INSTOW
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Bulworthy Farm Alverdiscott Bideford EX39 4PY. North Devon has handled 2,161 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 June 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across INSTOW. We hold 1,865 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

96% of full applications at North Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX39 4PY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
HORWOOD LOVACOTT & NEWTON TRACEY, WESTLEIGH

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 July 2025
Consultation expiry
5 September 2025
Consultation start
31 July 2025
Consultation end
5 September 2025
Application expires
28 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Helford House May Court Threemilestone Business Park Truro TR4 9LD

Planning decision

Decision
Pending
Statutory period
272 days

Additional information

Documents
216

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: North Devon

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