Nancrossa Farm solar park (6 MW)
Nancrossa Farm solar park is a 6 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 March 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 8 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 September 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 5 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Second Solar Project
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA14/04493
- Appeal reference
- APP/D0840/W/15/3002512
- Site area
- 9.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nancrossa Farm Rame Cross Penryn Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2126
Who decides
| Applications | Cornwall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 225 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 49 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 31 of 159 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 15 of 39 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 27 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 23 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Trevease Solar Park | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 2.1 |
| Carn Vean | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.2 |
| Roskrow Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Pencoose Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Penhalurick Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Higher Tregarne Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
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 (50.1601, -5.1833).