Central Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage (7 MW)
Central Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 7 MW solar farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 13 January 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026.
7 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
10 February 2026record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Severnside Distribution Lane Limited
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- P26/00067/F
- Site area
- 8.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The South Of Central Avenue Central Park Severnside
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Name in REPD
- Central Park - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 20361
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severn Road, Hallen | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Avonmouth Port II | wind farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Unnamed battery storage (REPD 6907) | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 2.0 |
| Severn Road | battery storage | 32 | operational | 2.7 |
| Kings Weston Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Avonmouth Wind Power | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 3.8 |
| Cattybrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Oakham Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.6 |
| Avonmouth Port | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.1 |
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 (51.5413, -2.6461).