Goonhilly Downs Wind (5.6 MW)
Goonhilly Downs Wind is a 5.6 MW wind farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: decommissioned; the record was last updated on 9 January 2015.
5.6 MWwind farm
decommissionedstatus in REPD
9 January 2015record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 January 1993 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- decommissioned
- Record last updated
- 9 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 14
- Address (REPD)
- Goonhillydowns, Helston, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Name in REPD
- Goonhilly Downs - Wind
- REPD reference
- 3004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower | wind farm | 12 | operational | 0.7 |
| Higher Tregarne Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (50.0447, -5.2033).