Lowfield Farm Solar Farm (26.5 MW)
Lowfield Farm Solar Farm is a 26.5 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 3 November 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
26.5 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2025 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 November 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 26.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/24/03703/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Lowfield Farm, Sandy
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lowfield Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16062
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo solar park | solar farm | 14.6 | operational | 1.6 |
| Moggerhanger Road, Sandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Dunton Lane | battery storage | 177 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Dunton Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at N/O Northill Road | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Langford Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | operational | 8.6 |
| Caldecote Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.2 |
| Cobholden Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (52.1357, -0.2637).