Winsdon Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Winsdon 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 28 January 2014; the record was last updated on 24 November 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
24 November 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 October 2010 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 February 2013 | Construction started |
| 28 January 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Primrose Solar
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA10/06811
- Site area
- 15.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Winsdon Farm, North Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1561
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Farm (Cornwall) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Canworthy Water | solar farm | 41 | operational | 3.0 |
| Parabel North Beer Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.8 | operational | 3.3 |
| Villaton Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 12.5 | refused | 3.6 |
| Hornacott Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.1 |
| West Ditchen Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Higher Witheven Solar | solar farm | 42.5 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Big Field Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.3 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Northmoor | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
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 (50.698, -4.4494).