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Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park
Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park is an operational 15 MW solar farm in Bedford, generating since 31 March 2015. Planning permission was granted on 3 June 2013, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Vento Ludens.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 5 February 2013 |
| Permission granted | 3 June 2013 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 March 2015 22 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 2 | 2.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 8.6 | 2.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 16.8 | 2.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.6 | 6.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 26 | 6.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.5 | 6.5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 19.5 | 7.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 7.1 km |
How big is Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park?
Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park has a recorded installed capacity of 15 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 Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park?
REPD records the operator as Vento Ludens. 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 Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park approved and built?
The application was submitted on 5 February 2013. Permission was granted on 3 June 2013, 4 months later. The site became operational on 31 March 2015, 22 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 2352.
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