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Solar, wind and battery projects near Tunbridge Wells (TN1)

17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN1 (Tunbridge Wells): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hill (20 MW battery storage, approved on 6 March 2025, not yet built), 7.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

17projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of TN1

Projects of 1 MW and more (6)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hillbattery storagebattery storage20approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2022granted Mar 2025Feb 2026Tunbridge Wells7.1
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hillsolar farmsolar farm10approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Dec 2022granted Mar 2025Feb 2026Tunbridge Wells7.1
Knockout Print Services, Petteridge Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar2.5approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023Tunbridge Wells7.8
Hadlow Place solar farmsolar farmsolar farm14.3operationalupdated May 2015Mar 2014granted Nov 2014May 2015Tunbridge Wells7.8
Capel Grange Solar Parksolar farmsolar farm6.6operationalupdated Jun 2016Dec 2014granted Apr 2015Jun 2016Tunbridge Wells8.1
Capel Grangesolar farmsolar farm10.4refusedupdated Sep 2014Feb 2014refused Sep 2014Sep 2014Tunbridge Wells8.1
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Car park, Royal Victoria Place Solar Car port Canopiesrooftop solarrooftop solar—application submittedupdated Oct 2025Sep 2025—Oct 2025Tunbridge Wells0.1
Sainsburys, Linden Park Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated May 2025Mar 2025granted Apr 2025May 2025Tunbridge Wells1.4
Homebase Linden Park Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2020Mar 2020granted May 2020Jun 2020Tunbridge Wells1.6
Fountains Retail Park, Dowding Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Sep 2025granted Oct 2025Nov 2025Tunbridge Wells2.8
Longfield Road, Royal Tunbridge Wellsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated May 2022Apr 2022granted May 2022May 2022Tunbridge Wells3.2
Micro energy storage facilitybattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024Apr 2024granted Jun 2024Jul 2024Tunbridge Wells3.6
Tunbridge Wells South Wastewater Treatment Works, Broom Lanesolar farmsolar farm0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023granted Dec 2023Dec 2023Tunbridge Wells4.0
The Tonbridge School Centre, London Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024Tonbridge and Malling7.6
Moat Farm, Five Oak Greenrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2021Aug 2021granted Oct 2021Oct 2021Tunbridge Wells8.5
Adrian Scripps, Moat Farmrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Sep 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Tunbridge Wells8.5
Moat Farm, Whetsted Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Jul 2023granted Sep 2023Sep 2023Tunbridge Wells8.6

Distance from the average position of the TN1 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm5022110.7
Rooftop solar1019004.3
Battery storage2020020.2

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Tunbridge Wells decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsTunbridge WellsUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)2510,236
Refused7 (28%)19%
Solar refused5 of 2012%
Battery storage refused2 of 516%
Median time from submission to decision15.0 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed1 / 0—

All projects in Tunbridge Wells

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.

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