Lower Tregeen Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Lower Tregeen Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 April 2016, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 October 2018. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 April 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 April 2019, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 April 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 April 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Powerquinn
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA15/11004
- Site area
- 8.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Lower Tregeen Farm, Davidstow, Camelford
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5954
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendraburnick | wind farm | 8 | application withdrawn | 4.1 |
| Cold Northcott | wind farm | 6.6 | operational | 4.5 |
| Davidstow Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Bodmin Moor | wind farm | 50 | appeal withdrawn | 5.1 |
| Worthy Vale Manor | wind farm | 10.1 | refused | 5.6 |
| Higher Witheven Solar | solar farm | 42.5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Delabole (Repowering) | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 8.3 |
| Canworthy Water | solar farm | 41 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (50.6684, -4.5987).