Watling Street, Caddington Solar Farm (19.7 MW)
Watling Street, Caddington Solar Farm is a 19.7 MW solar farm project in Central Bedfordshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 29 September 2025.
19.7 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
29 September 2025record last updated
Central Bedfordshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 14 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 August 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 19.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Chiltern Renewables Hockliffe Limited
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning application reference
- CB/24/02069/FULL
- Site area
- 27.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Watling Street, Adj Horse And Jockey Public House, Caddington, Dunstable
- Council area (by location)
- Central Bedfordshire
- Time to decision
- 56 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Watling Street, Caddington - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16812
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watling Street, Caddington Solar Farm CB/23/03583/OUT | 19.7 | 17 November 2023 | replaced by a revised application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddington Solar Farm (Phase 2) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Avenue Power - Urban Reserve Flexible Energy Facility | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawn | 3.6 |
| Vauxhall Motors | rooftop solar | 5 | abandoned | 6.1 |
| Chapel Farm | battery storage | 49.5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Sundon Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 8.0 |
| Sundon, Chalton | battery storage | 500 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Sundon Sub Station Battery Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Chiltern Green Road | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| Bury Farm, Dickens Lane | battery storage | 350 | refused | 8.4 |
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 (51.8597, -0.4819).