Hendra Barns Solar Farm (15 MW)
Hendra Barns Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 8 July 2016; the record was last updated on 21 March 2018.
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permission expiredstatus in REPD
21 March 2018record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 March 2013 | Application submitted |
| 8 July 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 July 2016 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 21 March 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Caledon Partners (Smarter Energy Solutions Ltd)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/02466
- Site area
- 24.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adj Hendra Barns Mitchell Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1628
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 20 | operational | 2.0 |
| Carland Cross | wind farm | 6 | decommissioned | 2.0 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 3.0 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 3.6 |
| Trendeal Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Trefullock Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Burthy Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.1 |
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 (50.3392, -5.0091).