Resident Kate Finch said people in St Hilary were strongly opposed to the scheme.
She said: “It’s being built on prime agricultural land, it’s an area of outstanding natural beauty, it’s in an area under the auspices of the [Cornish Mining] World Heritage site.”
She felt councillors seemed “defeated” and democracy was being “undermined.”
“What is the point in having planning meetings, what is the point in asking people for their opinion, what is the point in going ahead with any of it if every decision that’s made is then overruled by central government,” she questioned.
Alison Badcock, who has lived in the area for decades, added: “None of us in the village are against solar panels.
“We just feel that the use of good agricultural land which is farmed quite intensely – to give that up and put solar panels on it is criminal.
“We do need food security here.”