Baden Powell Way Land E

The Site is located on the eastern edge of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Biggleswade is approximately 40 miles north of Central London and 17 miles southwest of Cambridge. Luton is 15 miles to the southwest and Bedford is 10 miles to the northwest. Biggleswade had an estimated population in mid-2019 of 21,700, with projections for the population to increase significantly as the town is further developed. The site extends to approximately 373.7 ha (925 acres) in total, the majority of which is being commercially farmed and has been put into sugar beet and maize. To the west of the site is Baden Powell Way which marks the current boundary of Biggleswade. The eastern fringe of Biggleswade has seen significant development in recent years, to include Kings Reach and more recently Orchard Chase. The east and south of the site is adjacent to agricultural land. The village of Sutton marks the site's northern boundary. There are a number of farm buildings and a former farmhouse on the site together with a series of overhead pylons that pass northwest to southeast through the western side of the site.