Power plant · Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Staughton Airfield Solar Farm
Staughton Airfield Solar Farm is a power plant in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by GreenHedge and Next Energy Capital.
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 | Huntingdonshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Top Farm and Little Stau, Airfield Industrial Estate, Little Staughton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 2BN | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2020 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 28 Sept 2015 (permit 15/00940/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Huntingdonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Jun 2015 (reference 15/00940/FUL, planning authority Huntingdonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Sept 2015 (granted, reference 15/00940/FUL, planning authority Huntingdonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GreenHedge (GreenHedge (BayWa r.e.) / Next Energy Capital) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Next Energy Capital (GreenHedge (BayWa r.e.) / Next Energy Capital) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 0.15 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.2424, -0.3563 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Staughton Airfield Solar Farm is the 305th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 305th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,251st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 15/00940/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 108 grid connections and 12 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelveston, the Airfield grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 14 km |
| Chelveston Renewable Energy Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 14 km |
| Higham Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 15 km |
| West Cambridge Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Starwood House | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1 | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
Operators and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.