Green Lane, Stewartby (30 MW solar farm)
Green Lane, Stewartby is a 30 MW solar farm project in Bedford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 March 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 24 March 2022. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 March 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Solar Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning application reference
- 22/00450/FULWM
- Site area
- 33.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stewartby Landfill Site Green Lane Stewartby
- Council area (by location)
- Bedford
- Name in REPD
- Green Lane, Stewartby - Solar PV Array
- REPD reference
- 9077
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Lane Quarry, Woburn Road Solar Array Area | solar farm | 5.1 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| The Brickmakers Arms Battery | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Brogborough Landfill Site | wind farm | 5.4 | refused | 5.4 |
| Brogborough Landfill, Lidlington Solar PV park | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Snakes Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.5 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Elstow Landfill Site | solar farm | 5.5 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.6 |
| Clayhill | battery storage | 6 | operational | 9.5 |
| Clayhill Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (52.0702, -0.5145).