Renewable energy projects in Tunbridge Wells
29 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Tunbridge Wells (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 15 approved but not running, 5 operational and 6 refused. The council refused 7 of 25 decided applications (28%; UK 19%), with a median 15 weeks from submission to decision.
29projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
28%of decisions refused
How Tunbridge Wells decides
| Applications | Tunbridge Wells | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Tunbridge Wells
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassenburybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Apr 2024 | Sep 2022 | granted Sep 2023 | Apr 2024 |
| Huggin's Hallbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | operationalupdated Oct 2018 | Aug 2016 | — | Oct 2018 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hillbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Mar 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Hadlow Place solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 14.3 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Mar 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | May 2015 |
| Capel Grangesolar farm | solar farm | 10.4 | refusedupdated Sep 2014 | Feb 2014 | refused Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| Land At Pullen Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2017 | Jun 2015 | refused Mar 2016 | Sep 2017 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hillsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2022 | granted Mar 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Netters Farm, Attwaters Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Huggin's Hall (Extension)battery storage | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2020 | Feb 2020 | — | Jun 2020 |
| Paddock Woodsolar farm | solar farm | 9.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2015 | Sep 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Jul 2015 |
| Capel Grange Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Dec 2014 | granted Apr 2015 | Jun 2016 |
| Knockout Print Services, Petteridge Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.5 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfesa Road, Paddock Woodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | May 2022 | — | Jul 2022 |
| Tunbridge Wells South Wastewater Treatment Works, Broom Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Churn Lane, Horsmonden Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2021 | Feb 2021 | granted Jun 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Sainsburys, Linden Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Adrian Scripps, Moat Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Moat Farm, Whetsted Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Moat Farm, Five Oak Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 |
| Homebase Linden Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2020 | Mar 2020 | granted May 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| Micro energy storage facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Hononton Farm, Furnace Lane Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Longfield Road, Royal Tunbridge Wellsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 |
| Lower Ellenden Farm, Water Lanesolar farm | solar farm | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Lower Ellenden Farm, Water Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Netters Farm, Attwaters Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Fountains Retail Park, Dowding Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Car park, Royal Victoria Place Solar Car port Canopiesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN1 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| TN2 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| TN3 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| TN4 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| TN12 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| TN17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TN18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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 Tunbridge Wells by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.