Trevarthian Farmhouse Solar PV Farm & Battery Energy Storage (49.9 MW)
Trevarthian Farmhouse Solar PV Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 June 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 1 June 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Trevarthian Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA25/04503
- Site area
- 25.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Trevarthian Farmhouse Plain An Gwarry Marazion
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 50 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Trevarthian Farmhouse - Solar PV Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 9091
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkers Hill | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.3 |
| Lanyon Farm | solar farm | 12.8 | appeal withdrawn | 8.9 |
| The Coach House, Gwinear Lane - Speedwell Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
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 (50.1371, -5.4496).