The Coach House, Gwinear Lane - Speedwell Solar Farm (40 MW)
The Coach House, Gwinear Lane - Speedwell Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 March 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 May 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
1 May 2026record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 February 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 12 August 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 19 March 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 March 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 19 March 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- StatKraft
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA23/09696
- Appeal reference
- 25/00211/REF
- Site area
- 77.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The Coach House, Gwinear Lane, Gwinear Hayle
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 112 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12910
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanyon Farm | solar farm | 12.8 | appeal withdrawn | 0.8 |
| Copper Bottom Solar Farm Ground-Mounted Solar PV Array | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Hope Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.3 | operational | 2.8 |
| Churchtown Solar Farm Battery Storage | battery storage | 18 | permission expired | 3.3 |
| Bunkers Hill | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.5 |
| Trevarthian Farmhouse Solar PV Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Penhalurick Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.8 |
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 (50.1878, -5.3492).