CPRE Bedfordshire registers to object to East Park Solar installations

CPRE Bedfordshire has registered to participate in the of  Examination of the East Park Energy application to support local people in their objection to this massive industrial scale solar installation.

Comments for East Park Energy Registration Request Jan 2026 Despite our stance as a strong advocate for the generation of electricity through Solar PV systems, CPRE Bedfordshire is supporting the campaign to stop East Park Energy.

East Park Energy is a massive scale development with the capacity to generate 400 MW of solar power, stretching over a swathe of farmland of more than 15 miles across, on the Bedfordshire / Cambridgeshire border. The campaign is being led by residents and Parish Councils.

The scheme, which is proposed by Brockwell Storage and Solar, covers over 1,900 acres of farmland, would contain a massive 700,000 panels and be the size of 1,000 football pitches. This is an area larger than Gatwick Airport!

CPRE Bedfordshire’s objection to the scheme is focused on:

• the impact on landscape and rural communities
• the loss of high quality agricultural land and food security, and
• the opportunities, as evidenced by CPRE’s Rooftop Solar campaign, for solar on rooftops to provide a better alternative means to generate renewable energy.

Comments submitted to the Planning Inspectorate

You can read our comments submitted to the Planning Inspectorate registration process:

Comments for East Park Energy Registration Request Jan 2026

Find out more about the local campaign

Visit the Stop East Park Energy website for maps, information and the latest updates.