Higher Tregarne Solar Farm (5 MW)
Higher Tregarne Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 April 2013; the record was last updated on 3 July 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
3 July 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 January 2011 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 April 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- John Laing Environmental Assets
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA11/00674
- Site area
- 13.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Higher Tregarne Mawnan Smith Falmouth Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1544
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Trevease Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 4.7 |
| Nancrossa Farm solar park | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Roskrow Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 6.6 |
| Carn Vean | wind farm | 10 | operational | 7.5 |
| Pencoose Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower | wind farm | 12 | operational | 9.2 |
| Goonhilly Downs Wind | wind farm | 5.6 | decommissioned | 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 (50.1217, -5.1351).