Trefinnick Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Trefinnick 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 1 October 2013; the record was last updated on 27 March 2014.
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operationalstatus in REPD
27 March 2014record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- MTS Trefinnick Solar Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA12/07093
- Site area
- 9.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Trefinnick Road Bray Shop Callington
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1594
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callington Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operational | 4.2 |
| Hexworthy Solar Park | solar farm | 5.4 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Ford Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
| Newton Ferrers solar park | solar farm | 19.5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Dunstan Lodge solar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | refused | 8.7 |
| Cold Northcott Windfarm Repowering | wind farm | 22 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (50.5423, -4.3492).