Renewable energy projects in Reigate and Banstead
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Reigate and Banstead (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 9 approved but not running, 0 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 2 of 10 decided applications (20%; UK 19%), with a median 13 weeks from submission to decision.
13projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
20%of decisions refused
How Reigate and Banstead decides
| Applications | Reigate and Banstead | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 7 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Reigate and Banstead
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushett Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Land At Flanchford Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.1 | refusedupdated Oct 2015 | May 2015 | refused Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| Britannia Crestsolar farm | solar farm | 2.6 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Jun 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | May 2016 |
| East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Alexandra And Albert School, Gatton Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Merstham Community Hub, Merstham Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Aug 2024 |
| Woodhatch Place, Cockshot Hill - Micro Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Surrey Fire And Rescue Headquarters, Wray Park Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 |
| South Terminal Car Park Forecourt - Electric Vehicle Charging Forecourtbattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Nov 2022 | Jan 2021 | granted Jun 2021 | Nov 2022 |
| Duxhurst Farm, Duxhurst Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Duxhurst Farm, Duxhurst Lane Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Legal And General Kingswood House, St Monicas Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | Aug 2024 |
Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT20 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| RH1 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| RH2 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| RH6 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| SM7 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
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 Reigate and Banstead by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.