Staughton Airfield Solar Farm (40 MW)
Staughton Airfield Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Huntingdonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2020; the record was last updated on 16 January 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 January 2026record last updated
Huntingdonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 28 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2019 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- GreenHedge (BayWa r.e.) / Next Energy Capital
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning application reference
- 15/00940/FUL
- Site area
- 0.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Top Farm and Little Stau, Airfield Industrial Estate, Little Staughton, Bedford, Bedfordshire
- Council area (by location)
- Huntingdonshire
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5431
Who decides
| Applications | Huntingdonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 47 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 33 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 11 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobholden Battery Storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| East Park Energy | solar farm | 400 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Cobholden Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Manor Farm - Pertenhall | solar farm | 15 | operational | 5.2 |
| Common Barn Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.2 | operational | 6.3 |
| Bicton Industrial Park, Stow Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
| Vicarage Lane, Diddington Solar Arrays | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 8.3 |
| Rookery Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 8.7 |
| Bicton Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | refused | 8.8 |
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 (52.2419, -0.3596).