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Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension)
Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension) is operational in Swansea with a recorded capacity of 10 MW, and has been generating since 2023-01-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2020-01-31 |
| Permission granted | 2021-03-17 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 2023-01-01 22 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Carn Nicholas Farm Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 5 | 0 km |
Swansea University Bay Campus Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.2 | 2.7 km |
Briton / Neath Landfill Gas · Operational | 2.2 | 5.6 km |
Briton Ferry Landfill Gas · Operational | 2 | 5.6 km |
Baglan Bay Solar Farm - Phase 1 Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 6.2 km |
Pioneer 2 - Hydrogen Production Facility Hydrogen · Under Construction | 2.5 | 6.8 km |
Brynwhilach Solar Park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 6.9 km |
Cockett Valley Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 7.1 km |
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 2020-01-31. Permission was granted on 2021-03-17, 14 months later. The site became operational on 2023-01-01, 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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