Four Burrows Solar farm (7.2 MW)
Four Burrows Solar farm is a 7.2 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 January 2015; the record was last updated on 30 March 2015.
7.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 March 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2010 | Application submitted |
| 3 March 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2014 | Construction started |
| 12 January 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- TRIG
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA10/07942
- Site area
- 13.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Little Lambriggan Penhallow Truro Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1595
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Burrows Farm (Extension 2) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 1.4 |
| Garvinack Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.2 |
| Causilgey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Nanteague Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 3.3 |
| Gover Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.3 |
| Penare Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 4.7 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 6.8 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 7.5 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 9.0 |
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 (50.3039, -5.1414).