Solar, wind and battery projects near Boscastle (PL35)
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PL35 (Cornwall): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Lower Tregeen Farm (5 MW solar farm, approved on 15 April 2016, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 6.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PL35
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthy Vale Manorwind farm | wind farm | 10.1 | refusedupdated Feb 2005 | Nov 1993 | refused Jun 1996 | Feb 2005 | Cornwall | 3.2 |
| Hendraburnickwind farm | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2011 | Jun 2007 | — | Apr 2011 | Cornwall | 3.8 |
| Trehane Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.4 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2017 | Mar 2012 | — | Aug 2017 | Cornwall | 5.0 |
| Otterham Down Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 3.2 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Jun 2006 | granted Oct 2009 | Nov 2014 | Cornwall | 5.3 |
| Delabole (Repowering)wind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operationalupdated Feb 2011 | Apr 2008 | granted Dec 2009 | Feb 2011 | Cornwall | 5.4 |
| Saputo Dairy UKsolar farm | solar farm | 4.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Apr 2020 | granted Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | Cornwall | 5.5 |
| Delabole Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4 | decommissionedupdated Jan 2015 | Apr 2008 | — | Jan 2015 | Cornwall | 5.8 |
| Lower Tregeen Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2018 | Dec 2015 | granted Apr 2016 | Oct 2018 | Cornwall | 6.4 |
| Delabolesolar farm | solar farm | 2 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Sep 2015 | granted Feb 2016 | Jul 2020 | Cornwall | 6.9 |
| Davidstow Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 48 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2014 | Aug 2013 | — | Jan 2014 | Cornwall | 7.4 |
| Bodmin Moorwind farm | wind farm | 50 | appeal withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2008 | refused Jul 2010 | Dec 2015 | Cornwall | 7.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saputo Dairy UKbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Apr 2020 | granted Jul 2020 | Mar 2022 | Cornwall | 5.5 |
| Lower Tregeen, Davidstowwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.9 | under constructionupdated Sep 2022 | Nov 2018 | granted Mar 2019 | Sep 2022 | Cornwall | 6.3 |
| Bowood Golf Club, Bowood Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Jan 2026 | Cornwall | 8.1 |
| Tregida, Warbstowwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — | Cornwall | 8.2 |
Distance from the average position of the PL35 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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. Near PL35, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.