Pensipple Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Pensipple Farm 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 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 May 2012 | Application submitted |
| 6 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA12/04228
- Address (REPD)
- St. Keyne Liskeard
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Farm (pv) | solar farm | 9.5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Trehawke Barton (Doddycross) Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 6.1 |
| Trequite Farm solar park | solar farm | 9.9 | operational | 6.5 |
| Bodrawl Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 6.7 |
| Land At Bake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.8 |
| Land At Lanthrone | solar farm | 5 | refused | 8.4 |
| Ford Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (50.4073, -4.4518).