Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 March 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 April 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 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.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 April 2023
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA23/01893
- Site area
- 82.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South West Of Burthy Row Farm Trefullock Moor Summercourt
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12852
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 | 1.7 |
| Burthy Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.7 |
| Scarcewater Tip | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 3.3 |
| Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Indian Queens Sub-Station | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Indian Queens National Grid Substation, Domelick Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Hewas Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Trendeal Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | abandoned | 4.0 |
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 (50.3753, -4.936).