Green Acres Farm, Scarcewater Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Green Acres Farm, Scarcewater Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 13 August 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 September 2024.
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9 September 2024record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA24/05312
- Site area
- 81.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Green Acres Farm Scarcewater Grampound Road
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Name in REPD
- Green Acres Farm, Scarcewater - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15619
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarcewater Tip | wind farm | 6.9 | refused on appeal | 1.3 |
| Hewas Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.6 |
| Carnemough Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 1.7 |
| Carloggas Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 2.7 |
| Trendeal Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | abandoned | 3.2 |
| Burthy Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.7 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Trefullock Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
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 (50.3387, -4.9081).