Trinity Hall Solar Farm (15 MW)
Trinity Hall Solar Farm is a 15 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 February 2025; the record was last updated on 27 January 2026.
15 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
27 January 2026record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 February 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 May 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 August 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 February 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy Photovoltaics Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/21/00437/FULL
- Site area
- 30.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Stanbridge Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 12623
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilsworth | solar farm | 20.3 | application withdrawn | 0.3 |
| Bury Farm, Dickens Lane | battery storage | 350 | refused | 1.2 |
| Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Leighton Road & Hawthorn | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Grounds Farm Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Smarter Network Storage | battery storage | 6 | decommissioned | 4.5 |
| Chalgrave Manor | solar farm | 24.6 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Eastern Way | wind farm | 8.2 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Eastern Way | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 5.1 |
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 (51.9161, -0.5879).