Bears Down Wind Farm (9.8 MW)
Bears Down Wind Farm is a 9.8 MW wind farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 August 2001; the record was last updated on 19 December 2003.
9.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 December 2003record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2000 | Application submitted |
| 27 June 2000 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 August 2001 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 December 2003
- Operator or applicant
- Natural Power
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Bears Down Reservoir St Colomb Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3392
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzell Downs Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 0.6 |
| Bears Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 22.5 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Scotland Corner wind farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 3.9 |
| Trekenning Farm Battery Storage Facility & Co-Op | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| St Columb Major | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| St Columb Major Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.6 |
| Kernow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Middle Treworder Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.7 |
| Indian Queens National Grid Substation, Domelick Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.4703, -4.9556).