Garvinack Farm Solar Park (7 MW)
Garvinack Farm Solar Park is a 7 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 16 April 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
16 April 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lumicity
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/10523
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Garvinack Farm, Truro, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1897
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causilgey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.4 |
| Four Burrows Farm (Extension 2) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 1.3 |
| Four Burrows Solar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 2.2 |
| Nanteague Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 2.6 |
| Penare Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 3.6 |
| Gover Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8 | operational | 5.4 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 6.7 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 7.2 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 7.7 |
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 (50.2897, -5.1207).