Cobholden Battery Storage (100 MW)
Cobholden Battery Storage is a 100 MW battery storage project in Bedford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
27 February 2026record last updated
Bedfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 4 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- AGR Renewables
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning application reference
- 22/01828/MAF
- Address (REPD)
- South Of Bushmead Road Staploe
- Council area (by location)
- Bedford
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12076
Recorded together with Cobholden Solar Farm (49.9 MW solar farm, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Bedford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 50 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (34%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 32 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 10 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staughton Airfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | operational | 1.2 |
| Manor Farm - Pertenhall | solar farm | 15 | operational | 4.3 |
| East Park Energy | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Common Barn Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 7.2 |
| Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Rookery Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 8.5 |
| Bicton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 8.5 |
| Rookery Farm, Kimbolton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (52.2422, -0.3771).