Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering (20 MW)
Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering is a 20 MW wind farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 October 2013; the record was last updated on 1 November 2013.
20 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 November 2013record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2008 | Application submitted |
| 19 March 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 20 January 2010 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 January 2010 | Appeal allowed |
| 23 January 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 October 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 November 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- EA28/2038/08/B
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Carland Cross, Mitchell, Truro
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3976
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 | 6 | decommissioned | <0.1 |
| Hendra Barns Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Fair Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 3.4 |
| Tregonning Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 68 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.0 |
| Trefullock Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Trendeal Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | abandoned | 5.6 |
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 (50.3509, -5.0306).