Odell Glebe Solar Farm (16.8 MW)
Odell Glebe Solar Farm is a 16.8 MW solar farm project in Bedford, 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.
16.8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 April 2015record last updated
Bedfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Vento Ludens
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning application reference
- 14/01333/MAF
- Site area
- 43.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At The Old Airfield Site Podington Airfield Airfield Road (Odell Glebe Solar Farm) Podington
- Council area (by location)
- Bedford
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2152
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Farm (Podington) | wind farm | 8.6 | operational | 1.0 |
| Land at Wood Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.3 |
| Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park | solar farm | 15 | operational | 2.4 |
| Goosey Lodge Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.5 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.4 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Nun Wood (Bedford) | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 3.7 |
| Nun Wood (Milton Keynes) | wind farm | 9 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| Nun Wood (Wellingborough) | wind farm | 9 | refused on appeal | 4.7 |
| Vicarage Farm | battery storage | 50 | refused | 7.0 |
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 (52.2317, -0.5968).