Vauxhall Motors (5 MW rooftop solar)
Vauxhall Motors is a 5 MW rooftop solar project in Luton, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 29 January 2020.
5 MWrooftop solar
abandonedstatus in REPD
29 January 2020record last updated
Lutoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 5 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 November 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 29 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Perpetum Sun
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/15/03550/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Vauxhall Motors, Luton Road, Chalton, Luton
- Council area (by location)
- Luton
- Time to decision
- 6 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5641
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Farm | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Sundon Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.2 |
| Hillcrest, Church Road | battery storage | 50 | application withdrawn | 2.5 |
| Sundon, Chalton | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Sundon Sub Station Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Toddington Services, Hipsey Spinney | battery storage | 250 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Avenue Power - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Chalgrave Manor, Luton Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Chalgrave Manor | solar farm | 24.6 | abandoned | 3.7 |
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 (51.9145, -0.4811).