Eastern Way (20 MW solar farm)
Eastern Way is a 20 MW solar 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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Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 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
- Address (REPD)
- Eastern Way, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- REPD reference
- 20964
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 | wind farm | 8.2 | 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| Tilsworth | solar farm | 20.3 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |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).