Renewable energy projects in Rother
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Rother (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 10 approved but not running, 1 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 4 of 15 decided applications (27%; UK 19%), with a median 11 weeks from submission to decision.
17projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
27%of decisions refused
How Rother decides
| Applications | Rother | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Projects in Rother
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlands Farm, Catsfield - Catsfield Battery Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 240 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Catsfield Christmas Tree Farm, The Streambattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| St Francis Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Feb 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | May 2015 |
| Catsfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| Park Pale House, Mountfield Lane Solar Panel Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darvell Bruderhof Community, Brightling Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Camber Sands Holiday Park, Lydd Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Egerton Park Indoor Bowls Club, Bexhillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Dale Hill Hotel & Golf Club, Dale Hill - Ground Mounted Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Ashburnham Place, Ashburnhamrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Marley Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Northpoint, Compass Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | refused Aug 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Arlington Energy Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Jan 2021 | Oct 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| Robertsbridge Works Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Oct 2021 |
| Kilnwood Farm - Greener Grid Park & Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | — | Oct 2021 |
| Kilnwood Farm, Lunsford Crossbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | — | Nov 2021 |
| Ebrofrost, Hobbs Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in Rother
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| TN31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TN32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| TN33 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| TN36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TN39 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| TN40 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
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 Rother by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.