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Solar, wind and battery projects near Sandy (SG19)

26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SG19 (Central Bedfordshire): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 15 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), 7.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

26projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of SG19

Projects of 1 MW and more (15)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Waterloo solar parksolar farmsolar farm14.6operationalupdated May 2015Oct 2013granted Apr 2014May 2015Central Bedfordshire1.6
Lowfield Farm Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm26.5approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Jan 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Central Bedfordshire1.7
Moggerhanger Road, Sandy Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage20application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022Mar 2022—Apr 2022Central Bedfordshire4.8
Moggerhanger Road, Sandy Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm7application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2022Mar 2022—Apr 2022Central Bedfordshire4.8
Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2023granted Jan 2025Feb 2026Huntingdonshire6.1
Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farmbattery storagebattery storage6approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Dec 2023granted Jan 2025Mar 2025Huntingdonshire6.1
Dunton Lanebattery storagebattery storage177approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Feb 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025Central Bedfordshire6.5
Dunton Lanebattery storagebattery storage200approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Nov 2024granted Jul 2025Aug 2025Central Bedfordshire7.3
Caldecote Manor Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Mar 2016Sep 2014granted Jan 2015Mar 2016Huntingdonshire8.2
Langford Wind Farmwind farmwind farm20operationalupdated Sep 2014Feb 2009granted Jan 2012Sep 2014Central Bedfordshire9.0
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at N/O Northill Roadsolar farmsolar farm49.9application submittedupdated Jul 2025Jun 2025—Jul 2025Bedford9.4
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at N/O Northill Roadbattery storagebattery storage15application submittedupdated Jul 2025Jun 2025—Jul 2025Bedford9.4
Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage50approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Apr 2024granted May 2025Feb 2026Huntingdonshire9.8
Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Apr 2024granted May 2025Feb 2026Huntingdonshire9.8
Cobholden Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026May 2024granted Jan 2025Feb 2026Bedford9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Tesco Stores, New Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3application submittedupdated Jan 2026Dec 2025—Jan 2026Central Bedfordshire3.9
Flamingo Flowerssolar farmsolar farm0.5application withdrawnupdated Jun 2020Nov 2019—Jun 2020Central Bedfordshire4.6
Sainsbury, Bells Brookrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Central Bedfordshire5.7
G And M Growers, Hitchin Road Solar Photovoltaics Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023Dec 2022granted Feb 2023Mar 2023Central Bedfordshire6.7
Stratton Business Park, Pegasus Driverooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated May 2024Mar 2024granted May 2024May 2024Central Bedfordshire7.2
Endoline Machinery Limited, Stratton Business Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7application withdrawnupdated Apr 2024Feb 2024—Apr 2024Central Bedfordshire7.2
Old Warden Park, Old Wardenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3application withdrawnupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023—Dec 2023Central Bedfordshire8.0
Old Warden Aerodrome, Old Warden Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Jan 2024Feb 2024Central Bedfordshire8.0
Eyeworth Lodge Farm, Eyeworthwind turbinewind turbine0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Jun 2024granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Central Bedfordshire8.1
Chester Road, Colmworth Business Park Solar Panlesrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Mar 2023granted Apr 2023Jun 2023Huntingdonshire8.4
Alpha Drive, Eaton Soconrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Sep 2025granted Jan 2026Mar 2026Huntingdonshire8.7

Distance from the average position of the SG19 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm92420233
Rooftop solar916001.7
Wind farm100100
Wind turbine101000.2
Battery storage62400468

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Central Bedfordshire decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCentral BedfordshireUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)5910,236
Refused8 (14%)19%
Solar refused4 of 3612%
Onshore wind refused2 of 745%
Battery storage refused2 of 1616%
Median time from submission to decision19.6 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 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 SG19, 3 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.

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