Granville Road Solar Farm (5 MW)
Granville Road Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Telford and Wrekin, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 October 2016; the record was last updated on 1 February 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2017record last updated
Telford and Wrekincouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 August 2016 | Construction started |
| 24 October 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Solstice Renewables
- Planning authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Planning application reference
- TWC/2015/0804
- Site area
- 12.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West and South West of Granville Road, Muxton Grange Cottages, Donnington, Telford
- Council area (by location)
- Telford and Wrekin
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5670
Who decides
| Applications | Telford and Wrekin | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 25 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriffhales Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 2.9 |
| Twitch Hill, Cheswell Grange Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | under construction | 4.2 |
| New Works Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Steeraway Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Kemberton Solar Farm | solar farm | 22 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| King's Street | wind farm | 12 | refused | 9.6 |
| Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
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 (52.7091, -2.4123).