Solar, wind and battery projects near Port Isaac (PL29)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PL29 (Cornwall): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Helsbury Park Woods, Michaelstow (0.9 MW wind turbine, application submitted on 12 September 2024, no decision recorded), 9.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PL29
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treswarrow Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | May 2013 | granted Oct 2014 | Mar 2015 | Cornwall | 2.5 |
| Benbole Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | operationalupdated Nov 2011 | Aug 2010 | granted Dec 2010 | Nov 2011 | Cornwall | 6.1 |
| Kellygreen Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Sep 2013 | granted Jun 2014 | Mar 2016 | Cornwall | 6.4 |
| Middle Treworder Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Feb 2011 | granted May 2011 | Feb 2017 | Cornwall | 9.3 |
| Delabolesolar farm | solar farm | 2 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Sep 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Jul 2020 | Cornwall | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsbury Park Woods, Michaelstowwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Cornwall | 9.0 |
| Bowood Golf Club, Bowood Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Jan 2026 | Cornwall | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the PL29 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Cornwall decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Cornwall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 225 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 49 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 31 of 159 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 15 of 39 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 27 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 23 / 20 | — |
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.