Langford Solar Farm (13 MW)
Langford Solar Farm is a 13 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 15 April 2015.
13 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2015record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 June 2013 | Application submitted |
| 24 September 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/13/02288/FULL
- Site area
- 27.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Edworth Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2357
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langford Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 2.1 |
| Dunton Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Dunton Lane | battery storage | 177 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Letchworth Garden City - Urban Reserve Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Tophams Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Weston | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 8.7 |
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 (52.0405, -0.2532).