Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farm (8 MW)
Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 February 2026.
8 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 February 2026record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/01945/FUL
- Site area
- 14.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Bicton Industrial Park Stow Road Kimbolton
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12195
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 0.8 |
| Rookery Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 0.9 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Manor Farm - Pertenhall | solar farm | 15 | operational | 5.4 |
| Woolley Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | operational | 6.4 |
| Cobholden Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Common Barn Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 7.9 |
| Staughton Airfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 8.0 |
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 (52.3114, -0.389).