Carland Cross (6 MW wind farm)
Carland Cross is a 6 MW wind farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: decommissioned; the record was last updated on 9 January 2015.
6 MWwind farm
decommissionedstatus in REPD
9 January 2015record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 1991 | Application submitted |
| 29 April 1992 | Planning permission granted |
| 27 August 1992 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- decommissioned
- Record last updated
- 9 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 15
- Address (REPD)
- Carland Cross , Mitchell , Truro
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3005
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 | <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).