Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney (49.9 MW solar farm)
Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Peterborough, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 July 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 July 2024record last updated
Peterboroughcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 28 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Cambridge Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Peterborough
- Planning application reference
- 23/01746/FUL
- Site area
- 97.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nutsgrove Farm Scolding Drove Thorney Peterborough Peterborough
- Council area (by location)
- Peterborough
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Nutsgrove Farm, Thorney - Solar Array
- REPD reference
- 9975
The scheme also includes 50 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Peterborough | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutsgrove Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.4 | abandoned | <0.1 |
| Wryde Croft | wind farm | 26 | operational | 0.7 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Malice Farm, French Drove | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Morris Fen (Wind) | wind farm | 16 | refused | 3.3 |
| Morris Fen (PV) | solar farm | 27 | application withdrawn | 4.0 |
| French Farm 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 8 | refused | 4.7 |
| Gores Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 7.7 |
| Treading Wind Farm - Fenland | wind farm | 15 | refused on appeal | 8.2 |
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 (52.6449, -0.0415).