Northmoor (5 MW solar farm)
Northmoor is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
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operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 21 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA14/08271
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Whitstone Holsworthy Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2288
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villaton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 12.5 | refused | 3.3 |
| Bradford Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 3.4 |
| Pinkworthy Farm, Pyworthy | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Hornacott Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Land At Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 3.9 |
| Big Field Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| West Ditchen Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Grange Farm (Cornwall) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Solar Farm at Land At Monks Farm And Trelana Pyworthy Holsworthy | solar farm | 42 | operational | 5.0 |
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 (50.751, -4.4506).