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Double Arches Solar Array

Operational2.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 14 September 2020

Technology
Solar
Capacity
2.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Checkley Wood Energy
Location
Land At Double Arches Quarry, Watling Street, Heath And Reach, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, LU7 9LD, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Central Bedfordshire
Planning application
CB/20/01505/FULL
First operating
2026

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  • 18 May 2020 Planning application submitted
  • 27 November 2020 Planning permission granted
  • 1 January 2026 Operational

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