Eastern Way (8.2 MW wind farm)
Eastern Way is an 8.2 MW wind farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on an unrecorded date.
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- not recorded
- Operator or applicant
- Arnold White Estates Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/26/01392/OUT
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- REPD reference
- 20963
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Way | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Grounds Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.4 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 4.2 |
| Trinity Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | under construction | 5.1 |
| Tilsworth | solar farm | 20.3 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Bury Farm, Dickens Lane | battery storage | 350 | refused | 6.3 |
| Dorcas Lane Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused | 7.5 |
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 (51.9522, -0.6332).