Hornacott Solar Park (5 MW)
Hornacott Solar Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 21 March 2016; the record was last updated on 4 April 2016.
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refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 April 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 5 June 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 7 October 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 March 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA15/03083
- Appeal reference
- APP/D0840/W/15/3134592
- Site area
- 22.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Hornacott, West Ditchin, North Tamerton, Launceston,
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5170
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornacott Solar Park PA14/08270 | 29 | 11 September 2014 | refused 19 December 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ditchen Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.6 |
| Villaton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 12.5 | refused | 0.8 |
| Grange Farm (Cornwall) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Parabel North Beer Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 2.9 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Winsdon Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Land At Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 5.2 |
| Canworthy Water | solar farm | 41 | operational | 6.1 |
| Pinkworthy Farm, Pyworthy | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (50.7267, -4.4126).