Clayhill Farm (21 MW battery storage)
Clayhill Farm is a 21 MW battery storage project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2019; the record was last updated on 14 September 2022.
21 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
14 September 2022record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 December 2017 | Application submitted |
| 23 March 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2019 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/17/06006/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road, Westoning, Bedford
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Clayhill Farm - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 7570
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, Greenfield Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Clayhill | battery storage | 6 | operational | 0.6 |
| Clayhill Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 0.6 |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Greenfield Road - Samphill Solar Farm | solar farm | 38.4 | refused | 2.1 |
| Faldo Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | refused | 3.9 |
| Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Hillcrest, Church Road | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Chalgrave Manor, Luton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
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 (51.9856, -0.4907).