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Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

Granted Central Bedfordshire CB/21/04086/FULL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

The construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council.

As published by the council, reference CB/21/04086/FULL

Application record

Reference
CB/21/04086/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Full Application - Granted
Received
8 Sep 2021
Validated
9 Sep 2021
Decided
13 May 2024
Parish
Cranfield
Decision by
Officer Delegated
Postcode
MK43 8SX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Central Bedfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CB/26/00872/NMA Granted

    Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

    Non-material amendment to planning permission (CB/21/04086/FULL - the construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council). Amendments sought to the other land parcels in Bedford Borough and Milton keynes associated with the solar farm, including a slight shift in the substation position, amendments to landscaping and re-routing of the access track.

    Decided 17 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • CB/26/00863/SDOC Granted

    Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

    Discharge of Section 106 agreement obligations attached to planning permission CB/21/04086/FULL (The construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed. The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council) Discharge in relation to a Skylark Mitigation Strategy

    Decided 29 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2021

    Received by Central Bedfordshire

  2. 9 Sep 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 May 2024

    Decision issued: Full Application - Granted

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • CB/26/00872/NMA Granted

    Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

    Non-material amendment to planning permission (CB/21/04086/FULL - the construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council). Amendments sought to the other land parcels in Bedford Borough and Milton keynes associated with the solar farm, including a slight shift in the substation position, amendments to landscaping and re-routing of the access track.

    Decided 17 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • CB/26/00863/SDOC Granted

    Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

    Discharge of Section 106 agreement obligations attached to planning permission CB/21/04086/FULL (The construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed. The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council) Discharge in relation to a Skylark Mitigation Strategy

    Decided 29 Jun 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

83 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Central Bedfordshire granted permission on 13 May 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

    CB/26/00872/NMA Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning permission (CB/21/04086/FULL - the construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council). Amendments sought to the other land parcels in Bedford Borough and Milton keynes associated with the solar farm, including a slight shift in the substation position, amendments to landscaping and re-routing of the access track.

    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • Snakes Meadow, West End, MK43 8SX

    PLN/2026/0566 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details required by conditions 5 (Overland Flow Scheme), 6 (Landscape Mitigation Scheme), 7 (Landscape Management & Maintenance Plan), 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 11 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 12 (Construction and Ecological Management Plan) and 13 (Non-Licensed Method Statement for Great Crested Newts) of permission ref. 21/02760/FUL

    Split decision Conditions 14 docs

  • Snakes Meadow, West End, Stagsden, Bedford MK43 8SX

    CB/26/00863/SDOC Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Section 106 agreement obligations attached to planning permission CB/21/04086/FULL (The construction, installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photo voltaic solar arrays together with substation compound,inverters, transformer station,cable trench, point of connection infrastructure,internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, permissive footpath, security fencing, security measures, access improvements and ancillary infrastructure. At the end of decommissioning, the permissive footpath would be removed. The majority of the application site lies within the administrative boundary of Bedford Borough Council, but an area of the site allocated as green space lies within Central Bedfordshire Council) Discharge in relation to a Skylark Mitigation Strategy

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • 2 Ducksworth Farm West End Stagsden Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8SX

    26/01808/TPO Submitted 22 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    77% historically approved · decision due ~17 Nov

    Two Ash trees situated rear property, remove major dead wood , reduce lateral branches growing towards property by 2.5/3 metres,

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • 3 Ducksworth Farm West End Stagsden Bedford Bedfordshire MK43 8SX

    26/01797/TPO Submitted 21 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    77% historically approved · decision due ~16 Nov

    W1/4958. Ash , remove major dead wood and reduce weight on lateral limbs which are growing towards property.reduce lateral branches by 2.5/3 metres.

    Awaiting decision Trees

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