Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farm (10.4 MW)
Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farm is a 10.4 MW solar farm project in Bedford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 2 May 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 May 2024.
10.4 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 May 2024record last updated
Bedfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 2 May 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Wykes Engineering Limited Goosey Lodge
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning application reference
- 23/02517/MAF
- Site area
- 10.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane, Wymington, Rushden
- Council area (by location)
- Bedford
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15707
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goosey Lodge Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 1.0 |
| Airfield Farm (Podington) | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 3.2 |
| Odell Glebe Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.8 | operational | 3.4 |
| Chelveston Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 21 | permission expired | 5.3 |
| Land at Wood Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.6 |
| Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (East Northamptonshire) | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Quarry, Ditchford Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| London Road, Irchester Solar Farm | solar farm | 26 | operational | 5.9 |
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 (52.262, -0.588).