Bedford: energy planning applications
54 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Bedford, 608 MW in all. 7 still in planning.
Battery storage 15 · Solar 35 · Onshore wind 4 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK
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Every application in Bedford, newest first
- Bedford Modern School, Manton Lane - Solar Panels
- Bedford School, De Parys Avenue - Solar Panels
- Bedfordshire Police Headquarters, Woburn Road - Solar Panels
- Twinwood Road Oakley And Clapham, Thurleigh Road - Solar Farm
- Pilgrims Pre Preparatory School, Brickhill Drive - Solar Panels
- Bedford Solar, Northill Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- Bedford Solar, Northill Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- Hillgrounds Road, Kempston - Energy Storage Facility
- Sainsbury, Bells Brook - Solar Panels
- Royle Gardens & Electricity Substation, Eastcotts Road - Battery Storage
- Mowsbury Box - Energy Storage Facility
- Oakhill Place, High View - Energy Storage Facility
- Ridge Road, Kempston - Micro Energy Storage System
- Kempston Swimming Pool, Hillgrounds Road - Solar PV Panels
- Bassmead Manor Farm, Staploe - Solar Panels
- Hillgrounds Road, Kempston - Energy Storage Facility
- Allotment Gardens, Ridge Road - Micro Energy Storage System
- Avon Drive, Highfield Residential Home - Micro Energy Storage
- Cobholden Solar Farm
- Abbeyfields Road, Elstow - Energy Storage Facility
- Elms Farm Industrial Estate - Battery Storage Facility
- Royle Gardens & Electricity Substation, Eastcotts Road - Battery Storage
- Atlas Converting Equipment Limited, Wolseley Road - Solar Panels
- Kings Oak Primary School, Oak Road - Solar Array
- Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane - Solar Farm
- Marsh Leys Farm, Woburn Road - Photovoltaics
- Progress Park, Elstow, Site A - Solar PV Panels
- Progress Park, Elstow, Site B - Solar Panels
- Kenneth Way, Wilstead - Solar Panels
- Thurleigh Road - Battery Energy Storage
- Towers Health And Racquets Club, Clapham Road - Solar Panels
- Unit 8, Hudson Road - Solar Panels
- Oakley Primary Academy, Station Road - Solar Panels & ASHP
- Unit 8, Hudson Road - Solar Panels
- Cobholden Battery Storage
- Clapham Plateau - Solar Farm
- Goosey Lodge - Solar Farm
- Bedford Academy, Mile Road - Solar Panels
- Green Lane, Stewartby - Solar PV Array
- Snakes Meadow - Solar Farm
- Systems House
- The Brickmakers Arms Battery
- Elstow Landfill Site
- Land at Wood Road
- Clapham solar farm
- Odell Glebe Solar Farm
- Manor Farm - Pertenhall
- Chelveston Airfield - extension
- Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park
- Chelveston Airfield
- Nun Wood (Bedford)
- Nun Wood (Milton Keynes)
- Airfield Farm (Podington)
- Airfield Farm (Podington)
Latest decisions
- Bedford School, De Parys Avenue - Solar Panels
- Bedford Modern School, Manton Lane - Solar Panels
- Twinwood Road Oakley And Clapham, Thurleigh Road - Solar Farm
- Bedfordshire Police Headquarters, Woburn Road - Solar Panels
- Pilgrims Pre Preparatory School, Brickhill Drive - Solar Panels
- Oakhill Place, High View - Energy Storage Facility
- Hillgrounds Road, Kempston - Energy Storage Facility
- Royle Gardens & Electricity Substation, Eastcotts Road - Battery Storage
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
- Hillgrounds Road, Kempston - Energy Storage Facility
- Royle Gardens & Electricity Substation, Eastcotts Road - Battery Storage
- Mowsbury Box - Energy Storage Facility
- Ridge Road, Kempston - Micro Energy Storage System
- Kempston Swimming Pool, Hillgrounds Road - Solar PV Panels
- Allotment Gardens, Ridge Road - Micro Energy Storage System
- Avon Drive, Highfield Residential Home - Micro Energy Storage
- Abbeyfields Road, Elstow - Energy Storage Facility
- Kings Oak Primary School, Oak Road - Solar Array
- Land at Wood Road
- Nun Wood (Bedford)
- Nun Wood (Milton Keynes)
- Airfield Farm (Podington)
Incidents on the register near Bedford's applications
19 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Solar panels catch fire on Bedford warehouse roof
- Substation fire cuts power to more than 150 homes in Biggleswade
- Roof fire at new-build house with solar panels in Wellingborough
- Firefighters called to a reported substation blaze in Bletchley
- Fire at Northampton substations cuts power to thousands and prompts evacuations
- Fire involving solar panels on a building under construction in Kettering
- Electrical fault causes bang and flash at Leighton Buzzard substation
- Wind turbine fire near Chumleigh in Devon
- Fire damages Siemens Gamesa turbine at French Farm wind farm
- Substation fire in Oakington, Cambridgeshire triggers local power outage affecting nearby school
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Bedford, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.