Renewable energy projects in Sevenoaks
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Sevenoaks (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 7 approved but not running, 0 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 4 of 11 decided applications (36%; UK 19%), with a median 10 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
7approved, not running
36%of decisions refused
How Sevenoaks decides
| Applications | Sevenoaks | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 7 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Projects in Sevenoaks
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Wood Solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2025 | Oct 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | Aug 2025 |
| Chimmens Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refusedupdated Aug 2024 | Dec 2023 | refused Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Greensolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 |
| West Kingdownsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2014 | Aug 2013 | — | Jan 2014 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Greenbattery storage | battery storage | 15 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Gaywood Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 7.5 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2020 | Aug 2017 | granted Mar 2018 | Jul 2020 |
| Skinners Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2016 | Oct 2014 | refused Jan 2015 | Sep 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenbridge Wastewater Treatment Works, Skinners Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| White Oak Leisure Centre, Hilda May Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| The Sennocke Centre, High Street Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 |
| St Julians, St Julians Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2023 | May 2023 | — | Oct 2023 |
| Turners Gardens, Weald Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Commonwork Organic Farms Limited, Bore Placerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Commonwork Organic Farms Limited, Bore Placebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Chimmens Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Postcode districts in Sevenoaks
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR8 | 35 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| DA3 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 7 |
| DA4 | 40 | 5 | 24 | 2 |
| TN8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| TN13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| TN14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 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 Sevenoaks by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.