Tregonning Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage (68 MW)
Tregonning Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 68 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 May 2026; the record was last updated on 30 June 2026.
68 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
30 June 2026record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 March 2022 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2026 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 68 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 30 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA22/01511
- Site area
- 113.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Tregonning Farm Kestle Mill
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 92 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Tregonning Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 10800
The scheme also includes 47.5 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trefullock Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Kernow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 20 | operational | 4.6 |
| Carland Cross | wind farm | 6 | decommissioned | 4.6 |
| Burthy Row Farm, Trefullock Moor Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Burthy Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.2 |
| Hendra Barns Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Fair Park Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| St Columb Major | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
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 (50.3887, -5.0043).