Churchtown Solar Farm Battery Storage (18 MW)
Churchtown Solar Farm Battery Storage is an 18 MW battery storage project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 19 March 2023; the record was last updated on 31 March 2020.
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permission expiredstatus in REPD
31 March 2020record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2019 | Application submitted |
| 8 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA19/09903
- Address (REPD)
- Churchtown Solar Farm, Nanterrow Lane, Connor Downs, Hayle,
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7726
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 0.5 |
| Lanyon Farm | solar farm | 12.8 | appeal withdrawn | 2.7 |
| The Coach House, Gwinear Lane - Speedwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Copper Bottom Solar Farm Ground-Mounted Solar PV Array | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Bunkers Hill | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.2 |
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 (50.2153, -5.366).