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Granville Road Solar Farm
Granville Road Solar Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Telford and Wrekin, generating since 24 October 2016. Planning permission was granted on 11 December 2015, 3 months after submission. Operator of record: Solstice Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 September 2015 |
| Permission granted | 11 December 2015 3 months after submission |
| Operational | 24 October 2016 10 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Telford and Wrekin’s record on solar
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.4 | 0.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.8 | 0.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 8.2 | 2.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.2 | 3 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 25 | 4.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 5.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 30 | 7.3 km |
How big is Granville Road Solar Farm?
Granville Road Solar Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 5 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 Granville Road Solar Farm?
REPD records the operator as Solstice Renewables. 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 Granville Road Solar Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 September 2015. Permission was granted on 11 December 2015, 3 months later. The site became operational on 24 October 2016, 10 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 5670.
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