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Chelveston Airfield
Chelveston Airfield is an operational 16 MW solar farm in Bedford, generating since 28 February 2014. Planning permission was granted on 25 April 2013, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Chelveston Renewable Energy Limited.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 19 December 2012 |
| Permission granted | 25 April 2013 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 February 2014 10 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Non Agricultural agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 19.5 | 0.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3.5 | 0.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.5 | 0.8 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2 | 5.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15 | 7.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 15 | 8 km |
How big is Chelveston Airfield?
Chelveston Airfield has a recorded installed capacity of 16 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Chelveston Airfield?
REPD records the operator as Chelveston Renewable Energy Limited. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Chelveston Airfield approved and built?
The application was submitted on 19 December 2012. Permission was granted on 25 April 2013, 4 months later. The site became operational on 28 February 2014, 10 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 1949.
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