Solar, wind and battery projects near Truro (TR1)
30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TR1 (Cornwall): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 11 approved but not yet running, 13 operational. The largest live scheme is Fair Park Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 16 October 2025, not yet built), 9.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TR1
Projects of 1 MW and more (20)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penare Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Dec 2012 | granted Apr 2013 | Aug 2014 | Cornwall | 4.8 |
| Chynoweth Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2011 | Feb 2011 | granted Mar 2011 | Sep 2011 | Cornwall | 5.0 |
| Causilgey Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2013 | Nov 2010 | granted Apr 2011 | Jun 2013 | Cornwall | 5.4 |
| Garvinack Farm Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Dec 2013 | granted May 2014 | Apr 2015 | Cornwall | 5.6 |
| Wheal Janesolar farm | solar farm | 1.4 | operationalupdated Jul 2011 | Jun 2010 | granted Sep 2010 | Jul 2011 | Cornwall | 5.6 |
| Wheal Jane Sustainability Wind Farmwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2014 | Oct 2011 | refused Oct 2012 | Jun 2014 | Cornwall | 5.6 |
| Nanteague Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | Sep 2012 | granted Apr 2013 | Sep 2015 | Cornwall | 5.6 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modulessolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | May 2012 | granted Nov 2012 | Apr 2013 | Cornwall | 5.7 |
| Land near Ventonteaguewind turbine | wind turbine | 2.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | Oct 2018 | granted Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 | Cornwall | 6.5 |
| Four Burrows Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Sep 2009 | Nov 1994 | granted Mar 1995 | Sep 2009 | Cornwall | 6.6 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2012 | May 2011 | refused Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Cornwall | 6.6 |
| Four Burrows Farm (Extension 2)solar farm | solar farm | 6.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2014 | Feb 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Dec 2014 | Cornwall | 6.8 |
| Four Burrows Solar farm (Extension 1)solar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Mar 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Feb 2014 | Cornwall | 7.5 |
| Four Burrows Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Dec 2010 | granted Mar 2011 | Mar 2015 | Cornwall | 7.7 |
| Fair Park Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Apr 2023 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Cornwall | 9.0 |
| Fair Park Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Apr 2023 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Cornwall | 9.0 |
| Hendra Barns Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expiredupdated Mar 2018 | Mar 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Mar 2018 | Cornwall | 9.1 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | under constructionupdated Dec 2021 | Oct 2019 | granted May 2020 | Dec 2021 | Cornwall | 9.6 |
| Carland Cross Wind Farm Repoweringwind farm | wind farm | 20 | operationalupdated Nov 2013 | Nov 2008 | granted Jan 2010 | Nov 2013 | Cornwall | 10.0 |
| Carland Crosswind farm | wind farm | 6 | decommissionedupdated Jan 2015 | May 1991 | granted Apr 1992 | Jan 2015 | Cornwall | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre, Trennick Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Cornwall | 0.9 |
| J Sainsbury, Treyew Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Cornwall | 1.0 |
| Treyew Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | Apr 2022 | Cornwall | 1.1 |
| Vospers, Treliske Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Cornwall | 3.0 |
| Richard Lander Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 | Cornwall | 3.5 |
| Great Roseveth Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 | Cornwall | 3.6 |
| Langarth Garden Village Energy Centrebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2022 | Nov 2020 | granted Jan 2021 | Mar 2022 | Cornwall | 4.5 |
| Tremorvah Industries, Threemilestone Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Cornwall | 4.9 |
| Healeys, Cyder Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Apr 2023 | refused Mar 2024 | Nov 2024 | Cornwall | 7.5 |
| Healeys Cornish Cyderrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | Cornwall | 7.5 |
Distance from the average position of the TR1 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 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 60.6 |
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wind farm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 |
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 TR1, 2 projects have 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.