Lanyon Farm (12.8 MW solar farm)
Lanyon Farm is a 12.8 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 30 August 2018.
12.8 MWsolar farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
30 August 2018record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 August 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 June 2016 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 30 August 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Good Energy Generation
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/07812
- Appeal reference
- APP/D0840/A/14/2213745
- Site area
- 30.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Lanyon Farm Gwinear Lane Gwinear Hayle Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2349
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coach House, Gwinear Lane - Speedwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Hope Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 2.2 |
| Copper Bottom Solar Farm Ground-Mounted Solar PV Array | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Churchtown Solar Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 18 | permission expired | 2.7 |
| Bunkers Hill | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.7 |
| Trevarthian Farmhouse Solar PV Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
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 (50.1918, -5.3584).