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Staughton Airfield Solar Farm

Operational40 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 16 January 2026

Technology
Solar
Capacity
40 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
GreenHedge (BayWa r.e.) / Next Energy Capital
Location
Land At Top Farm and Little Stau, Airfield Industrial Estate, Little Staughton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, MK44 2BN, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Huntingdonshire
Planning application
15/00940/FUL
First operating
2020

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  • 18 June 2015 Planning application submitted
  • 28 September 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 1 March 2019 Construction started
  • 1 March 2020 Operational

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