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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Cleave Farm

Cleave Farm is a 4.56 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by Lightsource BP. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningNov 2012 (completed)
  2. ConsentedFeb 2013 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 2013 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
4.56 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Lightsource BP
Region
South West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
EX39 4PU
Coordinates
51.0039, -4.1408

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Cleave Farm compares

493rd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
121st of 192in South West
0.08%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.0 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.56 MW station would generate roughly 4.0 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,480 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

All UK solar farms Solar farms in South West All run by Lightsource BP

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Lightsource BP

Lightsource BP operates 129 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Cleave Farm Solar Park
Developer / operator
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Planning authority
Torridge
Planning reference
1/0997/2012/FULM
Application submitted
19 November 2012
Permission granted
18 February 2013
Began operating
25 October 2013
Capacity in planning record
4.7 MW
Address
Land Adjacent Alverdiscott Substation Near Gammaton Moor Alverdiscott Devon, Devon
REPD reference
1649

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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