Burthy Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Burthy Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 27 January 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 30 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 September 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 20 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/05983
- Appeal reference
- APP/D0840/W/14/2212340
- Address (REPD)
- Summercourt Newquay Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1718
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trefullock Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Trendeal Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | abandoned | 2.3 |
| Hewas Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Scarcewater Tip | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 2.6 |
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.1 |
| Carnemough Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.5 |
| Green Acres Farm, Scarcewater Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Indian Queens Sub-Station | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
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 (50.3609, -4.9461).