Power plant · Bedford, England, United Kingdom
East Park Energy
East Park Energy is a planned power plant in Bedford, England, United Kingdom made up of 2 power plants with 500 MW of capacity between them, operated by BSSL Cambsbed 1 Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bedford (coordinates), England (Eastern) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land between Hail Weston and Swineshead. With grid connection to the Eaton Socon sub-station. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (recommendation) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Oct 2025 (reference EN010141, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BSSL Cambsbed 1 Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 770 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.2620, -0.3864 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for: East Park Energy (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010141)
- Permit applied for: East Park Energy (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010141)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010141) · source
How it compares by area
East Park Energy is the 79th-largest of 2,300 power plants in England and the 86th-largest of 2,673 in the United Kingdom by area, with 770 ha. It reports no capacity, so it is ranked by area among the power plants in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 79th of 2,300 |
| United Kingdom | 86th of 2,673 |
| All power plants in our data | 107th of 2,695 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 11 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| The Horizon Centre | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
Operator and place
How its power plants compare
The 2 power plants in this power plant, with their share of its 500 MW of capacity.
| Power plant | Location | Owner | Status | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Park Energy | Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom | — | Planned | 400 MW | 80% |
| East Park Energy | Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom | — | Planned | 100 MW | 20% |
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee). Rijkswaterstaat windenergiegebieden (Noordzee), CC0 1.0.