Land at Gilley's Mill Dam (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Gilley's Mill Dam is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 21 March 2016; the record was last updated on 20 December 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
20 December 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 May 2011 | Application submitted |
| 5 August 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 21 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Solar Fund
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA11/03436
- Site area
- 10.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- New Road, Roche, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1815
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Queens Sub-Station | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Indian Queens National Grid Substation, Domelick Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Bodwen Solar Park | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Carloggas Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 5.2 |
| West Carclaze Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Kerriers Solar Park | solar farm | 9.6 | operational | 5.7 |
| Mount Stamper Road, Treverbyn | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (50.3942, -4.8455).