Copper Bottom Solar Farm Ground-Mounted Solar PV Array (30 MW)
Copper Bottom Solar Farm Ground-Mounted Solar PV Array is a 30 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 July 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 14 August 2023 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 December 2023 | Appeal lodged |
| 18 July 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 July 2024 | Appeal allowed |
| 18 July 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Aura Power Storage Solutions
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA22/06139
- Appeal reference
- 23/00182/REF
- Site area
- 49.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Se/O Bosprowal Farm Penhale Road
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 103 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 8349
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coach House, Gwinear Lane - Speedwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Lanyon Farm | solar farm | 12.8 | appeal withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Hope Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 3.6 |
| Churchtown Solar Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 18 | permission expired | 4.0 |
| Bunkers Hill | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.8 |
| Penhalurick Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 8.1 |
| Carn Vean | wind farm | 10 | operational | 9.9 |
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 (50.1909, -5.3256).