Trequite Farm solar park (9.9 MW)
Trequite Farm solar park is a 9.9 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 1 October 2014.
9.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 October 2014record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 22 August 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA13/04650
- Site area
- 23.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Trequite Farm, Menheniot, Liskeard
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2129
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trequite Farm PA13/02242 | 11.4 | 22 March 2013 | withdrawn 23 May 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trehawke Barton (Doddycross) Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 1.4 |
| Land At Lanthrone | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.2 |
| Land At Bake Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Wilton Farm (pv) | solar farm | 9.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Ford Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Newton Ferrers solar park | solar farm | 19.5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Pensipple Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Dunstan Lodge solar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | refused | 7.5 |
| Landulph, Ellbridge Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
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 (50.4263, -4.3656).