Stone Lane Quarry, Woburn Road Solar Array Area (5.1 MW)
Stone Lane Quarry, Woburn Road Solar Array Area is a 5.1 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2025.
5.1 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
3 October 2025record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Arnold White Estates Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/25/02340/FULL
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Stone Lane Quarry, Woburn Road, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Name in REPD
- Stone Lane Quarry, Woburn Road - Solar Array Area
- REPD reference
- 13146
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brogborough Landfill Site | wind farm | 5.4 | refused | 2.7 |
| Brogborough Landfill, Lidlington Solar PV park | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Green Lane, Stewartby | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| The Brickmakers Arms Battery | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Snakes Meadow Solar Farm | solar farm | 45.5 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Clayhill Farm | battery storage | 21 | operational | 9.3 |
| Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Clayhill | battery storage | 6 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (52.0609, -0.5512).