Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road (20 MW battery storage)
Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road is a 20 MW battery storage project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 December 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 January 2025.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
14 January 2025record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 December 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/24/02825/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- North Of Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road, Westoning
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16782
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 Farm | battery storage | 21 | operational | 0.3 |
| Clayhill | battery storage | 6 | operational | 0.9 |
| Clayhill Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.9 |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Greenfield Road - Samphill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.4 | refused | 2.1 |
| Faldo Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | refused | 4.0 |
| Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Hillcrest, Church Road | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Chalgrave Manor, Luton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
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 (51.984, -0.4933).