Solar, wind and battery projects near Falmouth (TR11)
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TR11 (Cornwall): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running, 7 operational. The largest live scheme is Treliever Cross Research Fields, Longdowns (1 MW wind turbine, approved on 18 July 2025, not yet built), 3.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TR11
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treliever Cross Research Fields, Longdownswind turbine | wind turbine | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Cornwall | 3.9 |
| Roskrow Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 1.7 | operationalupdated Jul 2012 | Dec 2002 | granted Feb 2004 | Jul 2012 | Cornwall | 4.4 |
| Higher Tregarne Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Jan 2011 | granted Apr 2011 | Jul 2017 | Cornwall | 4.6 |
| Roskrow Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Oct 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Apr 2015 | Cornwall | 4.7 |
| Halvasso Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.8 | abandonedupdated Aug 2015 | Oct 2012 | granted Jan 2018 | Aug 2015 | Cornwall | 5.2 |
| Yew Tree Cottagesolar | solar | 2.8 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2017 | Oct 2012 | — | Aug 2017 | Cornwall | 5.2 |
| Nancrossa Farm solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2015 | Jul 2016 | Cornwall | 6.9 |
| Little Trevease Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Jun 2012 | granted Oct 2012 | Apr 2013 | Cornwall | 7.6 |
| Carn Veanwind farm | wind farm | 10 | operationalupdated Jun 2009 | Jun 2008 | granted Sep 2008 | Jun 2009 | Cornwall | 7.8 |
| Butteriss Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 3 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2016 | Jan 2014 | refused Jun 2014 | Feb 2016 | Cornwall | 7.9 |
| Pencoose Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | May 2015 | Cornwall | 7.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Marlow, Bickland Water Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Cornwall | 0.6 |
| Verge at Bickland Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Cornwall | 0.9 |
Distance from the average position of the TR11 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.