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Pitworthy Farm Pancrasweek Holsworthy Devon EX22 7JT

1/0833/2012/FULMFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 July 2013

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Proposed PV solar farm with associated infrastructure (44.2ha (109acres) 15-18MW)

Received
19 September 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Milton And Tamarside
Agent
Pegasus Planning Group
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Jul
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided4 Jul

Decided in 143 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Pitworthy Farm Pancrasweek Holsworthy Devon EX22 7JT. Torridge has handled 2,880 applications of this type. This one was decided in 288 days, 33 weeks longer than Torridge's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Milton And Tamarside. We hold 938 applications in total for the EX22 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Torridge District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX22 7JT
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Pancrasweek

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2013
Consultation expiry
15 July 2013
Consultation start
4 July 2013
Consultation end
15 July 2013
Neighbour consultation start
4 July 2013
Neighbour consultation end
4 July 2013
Last date for comments
15 July 2013
Target decision date
13 May 2013
Committee meeting
4 July 2013
Application expires
5 March 2013
Permission expires
4 July 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Pegasus Planning Group
Architect profile
PEGASUS PLANNING GROUP LIMITED
Agent address
Pegasus House Querns Business Centre Whitworth Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1RT

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 October 2012
Advertisement expiry
14 November 2012
Site notice start
15 February 2013
Site notice end
7 March 2013

Additional information

Documents
57

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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  3. 2013
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  4. 2013
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  5. 2013
    1 Aug

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  6. 2013
    25 Jul

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  7. 2012
    19 Sep

    Proposed PV solar farm with associated infrastructure (44.2ha (109acres) 15-18MW

    This applicationApprovedFull1/0833/2012/FULM

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