Clayhill Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Clayhill Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 June 2016; the record was last updated on 7 August 2020.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
7 August 2020record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 29 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 April 2016 | Construction started |
| 24 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 7 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/14/03419/FULL
- Site area
- 36.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road, Westoning, Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2265
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayhill | battery storage | 6 | operational | <0.1 |
| Clayhill Farm | battery storage | 21 | operational | 0.6 |
| Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Greenfield Road - Samphill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.4 | refused | 2.0 |
| Faldo Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | refused | 3.4 |
| Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Hillcrest, Church Road | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Chalgrave Manor, Luton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (51.9874, -0.4818).