St Columb Major Solar Farm (7 MW)
St Columb Major Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 March 2014; the record was last updated on 22 May 2014.
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operationalstatus in REPD
22 May 2014record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2011 | Application submitted |
| 28 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 May 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Inazin Solar (previoulsy owned by Low Carbon Solar)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA11/00560
- Site area
- 16.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Trekenning Farm, Trekenningm, Newquay, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1566
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trekenning Farm Battery Storage Facility & Co-Op | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| St Columb Major | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Indian Queens National Grid Substation, Domelick Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Indian Queens Sub station, Carne Hill | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Indian Queens Sub-Station | battery storage | 47.5 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Denzell Downs Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.3 |
| Kernow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Bears Down Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | operational | 5.6 |
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 (50.4229, -4.9278).