Solar, wind and battery projects near Billingshurst (RH14)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of RH14 (Horsham): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Great Oak Energy Hub (400 MW battery storage, approved on 28 March 2025, not yet built), 9.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of RH14
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisborough Greensolar farm | solar farm | 20 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 | Chichester | 1.7 |
| Land at Five Oaks Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Apr 2016 | Horsham | 3.9 |
| Five Oaks Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2012 | Feb 2011 | granted Jul 2011 | Dec 2012 | Horsham | 4.0 |
| Maydwell Avenuesolar | solar | 2.1 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2016 | Oct 2012 | granted May 2013 | Jul 2016 | Horsham | 6.1 |
| Land at Christ’s Hospital Schoolsolar farm | solar farm | 1.1 | operationalupdated Dec 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Dec 2016 | Horsham | 8.4 |
| Great Oak Energy Hubbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Mar 2025 | May 2025 | Horsham | 9.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinsbury Campus Stanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Mar 2020 | granted Jun 2020 | Mar 2022 | Horsham | 4.8 |
Distance from the average position of the RH14 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Horsham decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.