Tilsworth (20.3 MW solar farm)
Tilsworth is a 20.3 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 2 December 2014; the record was last updated on 5 December 2014.
20.3 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
5 December 2014record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 2 December 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 5 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- A Rosen Invest APS
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/14/03129/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Stanbridge Road Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- REPD reference
- 2257
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | under construction | 0.3 |
| Bury Farm, Dickens Lane | battery storage | 350 | refused | 1.0 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Grounds Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 4.6 |
| Chalgrave Manor | solar farm | 24.6 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Chalgrave Manor, Luton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Eastern Way | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.4 |
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 (51.9135, -0.5864).