Solar, wind and battery projects near Biggleswade (SG18)
21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SG18 (Central Bedfordshire): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 10 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Dunton Lane (200 MW battery storage, approved on 21 July 2025, not yet built), 2.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SG18
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunton Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 177 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Central Bedfordshire | 2.4 |
| Dunton Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Central Bedfordshire | 2.6 |
| Langford Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20 | operationalupdated Sep 2014 | Feb 2009 | granted Jan 2012 | Sep 2014 | Central Bedfordshire | 3.0 |
| Langford Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jun 2013 | granted Sep 2013 | Apr 2015 | Central Bedfordshire | 4.8 |
| Moggerhanger Road, Sandy Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | — | Apr 2022 | Central Bedfordshire | 5.7 |
| Moggerhanger Road, Sandy Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | — | Apr 2022 | Central Bedfordshire | 5.7 |
| Lowfield Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 26.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Central Bedfordshire | 5.9 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at N/O Northill Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Bedford | 7.2 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at N/O Northill Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Bedford | 7.2 |
| Waterloo solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 14.6 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Oct 2013 | granted Apr 2014 | May 2015 | Central Bedfordshire | 7.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury, Bells Brookrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Central Bedfordshire | 1.3 |
| Stratton Business Park, Pegasus Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Central Bedfordshire | 1.8 |
| Endoline Machinery Limited, Stratton Business Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Central Bedfordshire | 1.8 |
| G And M Growers, Hitchin Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Central Bedfordshire | 2.6 |
| Old Warden Park, Old Wardenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | — | Dec 2023 | Central Bedfordshire | 4.1 |
| Old Warden Aerodrome, Old Warden Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Central Bedfordshire | 4.1 |
| Tesco Stores, New Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Jan 2026 | Central Bedfordshire | 4.3 |
| Eyeworth Lodge Farm, Eyeworthwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Central Bedfordshire | 6.6 |
| Aco Technologies Plc, Hitchin Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 | Central Bedfordshire | 7.6 |
| Flamingo Flowerssolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2020 | Nov 2019 | — | Jun 2020 | Central Bedfordshire | 8.3 |
| Newnham Road, Newnhambattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | North Hertfordshire | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the SG18 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83.4 |
| Rooftop solar | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Central Bedfordshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Central Bedfordshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 59 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
All projects in Central Bedfordshire
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near SG18, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.