Dunstan Lodge solar farm (8.5 MW)
Dunstan Lodge solar farm is an 8.5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 29 August 2013; the record was last updated on 19 November 2013.
8.5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
19 November 2013record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 29 August 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 19 November 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Bond Holdings Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/03583
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Dunstan Lodge St Mellion Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1194
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Ferrers solar park | solar farm | 19.5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Landulph, Ellbridge Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Callington Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 4.5 |
| Landulph Substation, Ellbridge Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| West Kingsmill, Landulph | battery storage | 80 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Landulph Substation, Landulph | battery storage | 99.9 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| North Wayton Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Ford Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Land At Lanthrone | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.6 |
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 (50.474, -4.2898).