Crown Farm (6 MW solar farm)
Crown Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Hinckley and Bosworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 25 January 2018.
6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 January 2018record last updated
Hinckley and Bosworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 January 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Suncredit UK (Sunventures 7)
- Planning authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Planning application reference
- 15/00823/FUL
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Crown Farm, Bagworth Road, Nailstone, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, West Midlands
- Council area (by location)
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Time to decision
- 9 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5357
Who decides
| Applications | Hinckley and Bosworth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneshollow Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Heath Road, Bagworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 21.5 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Tower Hayes Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Lindridge Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Coalville solar farm | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 7.2 |
| Desford Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm | solar farm | 35 | refused | 8.1 |
| Packington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (52.6637, -1.369).