Canworthy Water (41 MW solar farm)
Canworthy Water is a 41 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 December 2014; the record was last updated on 3 January 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
3 January 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2012 | Application submitted |
| 21 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 10 December 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 41 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 January 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Equitix
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA12/07626
- Site area
- 56.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land west of South Wheatley, Wheatley Road, Nr Canworthy Water, Launceston
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1630
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Witheven Solar | solar farm | 42.5 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Winsdon Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Big Field Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Grange Farm (Cornwall) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Villaton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 12.5 | refused | 5.3 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Hornacott Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.1 |
| Parabel North Beer Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 6.2 |
| West Ditchen Farm | solar farm | 5 | 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 (50.7035, -4.4906).