Carland Cross Solar Farm (10 MW)
Carland Cross Solar Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 August 2021; the record was last updated on 7 December 2021.
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under constructionstatus in REPD
7 December 2021record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2019 | Application submitted |
| 26 May 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2021 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Limited Payments and Supplier Services Department
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA19/08080
- Site area
- 38.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Fiddlers Green St. Newlyn East Newquay
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Carland Cross - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9142
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiddlers Green Solar Farm PA11/00380 | 4.7 | 21 January 2011 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 20 | operational | 3.1 |
| Carland Cross | wind farm | 6 | decommissioned | 3.1 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Hendra Barns Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 4.7 |
| Nanteague Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 4.8 |
| Fair Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Penare Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 4.9 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 6.2 |
| Tregonning Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 68 | under construction | 6.7 |
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 (50.3477, -5.0739).