Power plant · East Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dunkeswell Airfield
Dunkeswell Airfield is a cancelled power plant in East Devon, England, United Kingdom, with 6.5 MW of capacity, operated by Conrad Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Devon (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell Industrial Estate, Honiton, EX14 4LG | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Nov 2021 (permit 21/2169/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Sept 2021 (reference 21/2169/FUL, planning authority East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Nov 2021 (granted, reference 21/2169/FUL, planning authority East Devon) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Conrad Limited (Conrad (Tiddlywink) Limited, applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8646, -3.2249 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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- Permit granted (planning authority East Devon, reference 21/2169/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority East Devon, reference 21/2169/FUL)
How it compares
Dunkeswell Airfield is the 1,879th-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 2,898th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.5 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,879th of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,898th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,426th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 21 grid connections (11 operating, 108 MW), 9 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Power Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 52.5 MW | Planned | 22 km |
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Pipplepen Farm Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 32.6 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| Bunford Park Development grid connection | Grid connection | 6.17 MW | Planned | 40 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| West Hendford Primary | Substation | — | — | 42 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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