Pencoose Farm (8.5 MW solar farm)
Pencoose Farm is an 8.5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
8.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 24 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- First Solar Project Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA14/07019
- Address (REPD)
- W F Gluyas & Son, Pencoose Farm, Stithians, Truro, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carn Vean | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.5 |
| Penhalurick Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.1 |
| Roskrow Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 3.3 |
| Nancrossa Farm solar park | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.4 |
| Little Trevease Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 6.5 |
| Higher Tregarne Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 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 (50.1987, -5.1691).