Nanteague Farm (7.7 MW solar farm)
Nanteague Farm is a 7.7 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 5 February 2015; the record was last updated on 30 September 2015.
7.7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2015record last updated
Cornwallcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 9 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 October 2014 | Construction started |
| 5 February 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA14/06773
- Address (REPD)
- Nanteague Farm, Marazanvose, Truro, Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1754
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penare Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 1.4 |
| Garvinack Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.6 |
| Causilgey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Four Burrows Solar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 3.3 |
| Four Burrows Farm (Extension 2) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 3.5 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 4.8 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.7 |
| Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering | wind farm | 20 | operational | 6.8 |
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 (50.3062, -5.0951).