Waterloo solar park (14.6 MW)
Waterloo solar park is a 14.6 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 March 2015; the record was last updated on 13 May 2015.
14.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
13 May 2015record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 30 April 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 19 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/13/03549/FULL
- Site area
- 34.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land West of Fernbury Farm, Tempsford Road, Everton
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1769
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowfield Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 26.5 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Moggerhanger Road, Sandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | application submitted | 4.2 |
| Abbotsley Country Homes, Drewels Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Caldecote Manor Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Dunton Lane | battery storage | 177 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Cobholden Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Dunton Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at N/O Northill Road | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.9 |
| Weald Farm, Cambridge Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
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 (52.1493, -0.2563).