Carloggas Farm Solar Park (8.3 MW)
Carloggas Farm Solar Park is an 8.3 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2015; the record was last updated on 23 August 2017.
8.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 August 2017record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Good Energy Generation
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/06288
- Address (REPD)
- Carloggas Farm St. Stephen St. Austell
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1824
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 2.0 |
| Green Acres Farm, Scarcewater Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Scarcewater Tip | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 2.7 |
| Hewas Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Carnemough Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.4 |
| Ninnis Farm Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Indian Queens Sub-Station | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
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 (50.3513, -4.8759).