Scarcewater Tip (6.9 MW wind farm)
Scarcewater Tip is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 11 September 2017; the record was last updated on 2 October 2017.
6.9 MWwind farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
2 October 2017record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 March 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 December 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 11 September 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA15/00511
- Appeal reference
- APP/D0840/W/16/3158674
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 93 m
- Address (REPD)
- Scarcewater Tip, The Square, Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4979
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernick Mica Dam Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | operational | 0.8 |
| Green Acres Farm, Scarcewater Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| Hewas Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.5 |
| Carnemough Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.3 |
| Burthy Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.6 |
| Carloggas Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 8.3 | operational | 2.7 |
| Trendeal Solar Farm | solar farm | 12 | abandoned | 3.0 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Trefullock Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.5 |
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 (50.3503, -4.9139).