Solar, wind and battery projects near Tadworth (KT20)
18 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KT20 (Reigate and Banstead): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Barnett Wood Lane (98 MW battery storage, approved on 24 September 2025, not yet built), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of KT20
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushett Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Reigate and Banstead | 2.7 |
| Barnett Wood Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 98 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Mole Valley | 6.8 |
| Land At Flanchford Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.1 | refusedupdated Oct 2015 | May 2015 | refused Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 | Reigate and Banstead | 7.4 |
| Little Flanchford Farm, Flanchford Road Solar Energysolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Mole Valley | 8.0 |
| Fair Oak Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2019 | Oct 2017 | — | Jun 2019 | Kingston upon Thames | 8.7 |
| East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Reigate and Banstead | 8.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Reigate and Banstead | 2.1 |
| Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Reigate and Banstead | 3.2 |
| 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 | Reigate and Banstead | 4.8 |
| University For The Creative Arts, Ashley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Epsom and Ewell | 5.4 |
| University for the Creative Arts , Ashley Road - GSHP, Battery & Solar Panelsbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Sep 2023 | Epsom and Ewell | 5.4 |
| Surrey Fire And Rescue Headquarters, Wray Park Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Reigate and Banstead | 5.4 |
| The Rainbow Centre, East Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Epsom and Ewell | 6.1 |
| 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 | Reigate and Banstead | 6.6 |
| Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Sutton | 7.1 |
| 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 | Reigate and Banstead | 7.2 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Ewell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Epsom and Ewell | 7.7 |
| Bucher Municipal, Curtis Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Feb 2023 | May 2023 | Mole Valley | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the KT20 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Rooftop solar | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Battery storage | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Reigate and Banstead decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
All projects in Reigate and Banstead
Is the status up to date?
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. Near KT20, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.