Newton Ferrers solar park (19.5 MW)
Newton Ferrers solar park is a 19.5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2016; the record was last updated on 25 April 2016.
19.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 April 2016record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 1 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Gruene Energien
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA14/04185
- Site area
- 31.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land In Newton Ferrers Callington Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2125
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunstan Lodge solar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | refused | 1.9 |
| Callington Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 3.7 |
| Ford Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Landulph, Ellbridge Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Land At Lanthrone | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.0 |
| Landulph Substation, Ellbridge Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Trehawke Barton (Doddycross) Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 6.1 |
| Trequite Farm solar park | solar farm | 9.9 | operational | 6.4 |
| West Kingsmill, Landulph | battery storage | 80 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
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 (50.4741, -4.3163).