Bodwen Solar Park (5.5 MW)
Bodwen Solar Park is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 February 2017; the record was last updated on 4 December 2017.
5.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 December 2017record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 25 February 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 March 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 October 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 February 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat Capital
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/03710
- Site area
- 14.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of A391 Near Bodwen Bugle Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 96 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1639
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tredinnick Fields | solar farm | 5.8 | operational | 1.5 |
| Kerriers Solar Park | solar farm | 9.6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Land at Gilley's Mill Dam | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| West Carclaze Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 5.4 |
| Eden Project | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Menear Road Solar & Battery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Menear Road Solar & Battery storage | solar farm | 17.5 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Mount Stamper Road, Treverbyn | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Rew Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.1 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (50.4115, -4.7786).