Goosey Lodge Solar Farm (10.5 MW)
Goosey Lodge Solar Farm is a 10.5 MW solar farm project in Bedford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 May 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 June 2023. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 25 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 25 May 2026, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 25 May 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 May 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Wykes Engineering Limited Goosey Lodge
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning application reference
- 22/01520/MAF
- Site area
- 10.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- South & E/O Goosey Lodge Farm, Wymington Lane, Wymington, Rushden
- Council area (by location)
- Bedford
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Goosey Lodge - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11923
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.4 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 0.9 |
| Airfield Farm (Podington) | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 3.1 |
| Odell Glebe Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.8 | operational | 3.3 |
| Chelveston Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 21 | permission expired | 5.4 |
| Land at Wood Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.5 |
| Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (East Northamptonshire) | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Quarry, Ditchford Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| London Road, Irchester Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 6.0 |
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 (52.2607, -0.5872).