Renewable energy projects in Horsham
29 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Horsham (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 12 approved but not running, 9 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 4 of 23 decided applications (17%; UK 19%), with a median 19 weeks from submission to decision.
29projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
12approved, not running
17%of decisions refused
How Horsham decides
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Projects in Horsham
Projects of 1 MW and more (17)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oak Energy Hubbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Bolneybattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2024 | Apr 2026 |
| Kent Street, Cowfoldbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | refusedupdated Aug 2024 | Jan 2024 | refused Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | — | Feb 2022 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 18 | abandonedupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2018 | — | Mar 2020 |
| Huddlestone Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appealupdated Feb 2016 | Jan 2014 | refused Apr 2014 | Feb 2016 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | Apr 2024 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst)solar farm | solar farm | 10 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Dec 2013 | granted Sep 2015 | Apr 2016 |
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barnbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | operationalupdated Mar 2019 | Jul 2016 | — | Mar 2019 |
| Priors Byne Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Dec 2013 | granted Apr 2015 | Jan 2017 |
| Five Oaks Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2012 | Feb 2011 | granted Jul 2011 | Dec 2012 |
| Land at Five Oaks Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Apr 2016 |
| Land off Hooklands Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Aug 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Apr 2016 |
| Maydwell Avenuesolar | solar | 2.1 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2016 | Oct 2012 | granted May 2013 | Jul 2016 |
| St Peters Hallrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.7 | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Jul 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Land at Christ’s Hospital Schoolsolar farm | solar farm | 1.1 | operationalupdated Dec 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Dec 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Clinical Servicesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Worthing Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Broadlands Business Campus, Langhurst Wood Road Solar Panels Phase 3solar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Unit 24, Star Road Industrial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Start Road Industrial Park, Star Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Brinsbury Campus Stanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2020 | granted Jun 2020 | Mar 2022 |
| St Hughs Monastery, Henfield Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Unit 1a & B, Star Road Industrial Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Skylark House, St Marks Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 | — | Feb 2022 |
| Broadlands Business Campus, Langhurst Wood Road Solar Panels Phase 2solar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
Postcode districts in Horsham
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN5 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| BN44 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| RH12 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| RH13 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| RH14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| RH20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Horsham by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.