Chester Energy (East Woolley Farm) (5 MW solar farm)
Chester Energy (East Woolley Farm) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2012; the record was last updated on 22 November 2012.
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operationalstatus in REPD
22 November 2012record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 November 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Chester Energy (Eastcott)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA10/08695
- Site area
- 20.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of East Woolley Farm, Morwenstow, Bude, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trentworthy Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Harbourcross wind farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.8 |
| East Langford Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Wheelers Cross | wind farm | 7.8 | refused | 9.6 |
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 (50.9235, -4.4863).