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Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension)
Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension) is an operational 10 MW solar farm in Swansea, generating since 1 January 2023. Planning permission was granted on 17 March 2021, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: Innova Renewables Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 January 2020 |
| Permission granted | 17 March 2021 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 January 2023 22 months after consent |
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How big is Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension)?
Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension) has a recorded installed capacity of 10 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension)?
REPD records the operator as Innova Renewables Limited. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 January 2020. Permission was granted on 17 March 2021, 14 months later. The site became operational on 1 January 2023, 22 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 6834.
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