West Ditchen Farm (5 MW solar farm)
West Ditchen 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 26 February 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2016.
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operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 March 2012 | Application submitted |
| 3 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- PV Sunpower Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA12/02141
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of Hornacott Chapel Boyton Launceston
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 135 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2102
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ditchen Farm Solar PA11/01581 | 5 | 7 March 2011 | withdrawn 27 February 2012 |
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 | 0.6 |
| Villaton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 12.5 | refused | 1.4 |
| Grange Farm (Cornwall) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Parabel North Beer Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 2.5 |
| Winsdon Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Land At Woodlands Farm | solar farm | 8 | refused | 5.5 |
| Hollow Panson Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 6.0 |
| Canworthy Water | solar farm | 41 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (50.7238, -4.4054).