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250213 | Thumbs down for Hayle solar farm; 200 acres: 185 acres Lanyon Farm, north of Gwinear Lane

LDA Design / Speedwell Solar Farm Ltd; plans brought before a strategic planning committee on 13 February

Thumbs down for Hayle solar farm

Posted By Rashleigh MacFarlane on 13 February 2025

By Rashleigh MacFarlane

Councillors have voted to reject plans for 200 acres of solar panels in the Cornish countryside near Hayle.

About 185 acres at Lanyon Farm, to the north of Gwinear Lane, Gwinear, Hayle, and nine acres at Loggans Road, Hayle, were the subjects of two applications coming before Cornwall Council’s strategic planning committee.  read more »

250207 | Concerns raised over proposed solar farm | Lanyon Farm; PA23/09696; potential flooding of nearby Angarrack

LDA Design / Speedwell Solar Farm Ltd; The plans are to be brought before a strategic planning committee on 13 February
Concerns raised over proposed solar farm

...scheduled to be brought before Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee on 13 February.

Concerns raised by objectors include the loss of agricultural land and harm to the setting of a Grade II listed farmhouse.

Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Councillor Lionel Pascoe has also raised concerns the facility could lead to potential flooding of nearby Angarrack, and issues over road access.  read more »