Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) (5 MW)
Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) (a) is a 5 MW solar farm project in North Hertfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 January 2016; the record was last updated on 4 March 2015.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2015record last updated
North Hertfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 October 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 29 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Canadian Solar
- Planning authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Planning application reference
- S/1427/14/FL
- Site area
- 26.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land between Railway and Sewage Disposal Works, Royston Road, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
- Council area (by location)
- North Hertfordshire
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 2202
Who decides
| Applications | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royston Solar Farm (Phase 1) | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Bassingbourn Solar Farm | solar farm | 14.4 | operational | 1.5 |
| Munceys Farm | solar farm | 31.6 | operational | 2.3 |
| River Mel Solar Farm & Battery Storage System | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Bury Lane Fruit Farm | solar farm | 24 | operational | 2.3 |
| Highfield Farm, Royston Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Highfield Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | appeal withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Black Peak Farm | solar farm | 31.8 | operational | 5.1 |
| Hoback Farm | solar farm | 13.1 | operational | 6.0 |
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 (52.065, -0.0223).