Greenfield Road - Samphill Solar Farm (38.4 MW)
Greenfield Road - Samphill Solar Farm is a 38.4 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 20 February 2026; the record was last updated on 27 April 2026.
38.4 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
27 April 2026record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 June 2025 | Application submitted |
| 20 February 2026 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 38.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/25/02017/FULL
- Site area
- 62.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Samphill Solar Farm, Greenfield Road, Westoning
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 19175
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Road - Samphill Solar Farm CB/21/02583/FULL | 43.5 | 4 June 2021 | withdrawn 30 July 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayhill | battery storage | 6 | operational | 2.0 |
| Clayhill Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.0 |
| Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Clayhill Farm | battery storage | 21 | operational | 2.1 |
| Faldo Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | refused | 2.5 |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Hillcrest, Church Road | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Sundon Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (51.9707, -0.4722).