Land North of Chiltern Greeen (5 MW solar farm)
Land North of Chiltern Greeen is a 5 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 March 2016; the record was last updated on 20 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 May 2016record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 26 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 10 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/15/01204/FULL
- Site area
- 13.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Chiltern Green F, Lawrence End Park North Herts, Chiltern Green, Luton, Bedfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5162
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiltern Green Road | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 0.8 |
| Ld At Lawrence End Park &, Dane Street | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Wandon End Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Three Houses Lane | solar farm | 11.3 | refused | 7.3 |
| Caddington Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Rush Green Motors | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 8.6 |
| Watling Street, Caddington Solar Farm | solar farm | 19.7 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 25 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
| St Ippolyts Solar Farm & Battery Storage | battery storage | 12.5 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (51.8617, -0.352).