Villaton Farm Solar Park (12.5 MW)
Villaton Farm Solar Park is a 12.5 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 December 2014; the record was last updated on 27 August 2015.
12.5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 August 2015record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA14/08272
- Address (REPD)
- Villaton Farm And Killarney Boyton, Launceston, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2122
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornacott Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 0.8 |
| West Ditchen Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Grange Farm (Cornwall) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Parabel North Beer Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 3.1 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Winsdon Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Canworthy Water | solar farm | 41 | operational | 5.3 |
| Land At Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 5.4 |
| Big Field Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused on appeal | 5.6 |
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 (50.7259, -4.4244).