Solar, wind and battery projects near Tonbridge (TN10)
27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN10 (Tonbridge and Malling): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running, 3 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), 6.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN10
Projects of 1 MW and more (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadlow Place solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 14.3 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Mar 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | May 2015 | Tunbridge Wells | 4.8 |
| Capel Grange Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Dec 2014 | granted Apr 2015 | Jun 2016 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.5 |
| Capel Grangesolar farm | solar farm | 10.4 | refusedupdated Sep 2014 | Feb 2014 | refused Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.5 |
| 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 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.6 |
| 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 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.6 |
| Stangate West Landfill Site, Quarry Hill Road Solar Park & Batterysolar farm | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Tonbridge and Malling | 8.6 |
| Manor Farm, Laddingfordsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 | Maidstone | 9.6 |
| Manor Farm, Laddingford Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 | Maidstone | 9.6 |
| Paddock Woodsolar farm | solar farm | 9.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2015 | Sep 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Jul 2015 | Tunbridge Wells | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (18)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonbridge School Centre, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 | Tonbridge and Malling | 1.3 |
| Nizels Golf Club, Nizels Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | refusedupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | refused Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Tonbridge and Malling | 4.7 |
| Moat Farm, Five Oak Greenrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2021 | Aug 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | Tunbridge Wells | 5.5 |
| Moat Farm, Whetsted Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Tunbridge Wells | 5.5 |
| Adrian Scripps, Moat Farmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 5.6 |
| Longfield Road, Royal Tunbridge Wellsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.2 |
| Fountains Retail Park, Dowding Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Sep 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.2 |
| Micro energy storage facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Tunbridge Wells | 6.3 |
| St Julians, St Julians Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2023 | May 2023 | — | Oct 2023 | Sevenoaks | 6.4 |
| Turners Gardens, Weald Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Sevenoaks | 8.1 |
| 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 | Sevenoaks | 8.4 |
| Transfesa Road, Paddock Woodrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | May 2022 | — | Jul 2022 | Tunbridge Wells | 8.5 |
| Stangate West Landfill Site, Quarry Hill Road Solar Park & Batterybattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Tonbridge and Malling | 8.6 |
| Car park, Royal Victoria Place Solar Car port Canopiesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 8.7 |
| Platt Industrial Estate,Maidstone Road - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Tonbridge and Malling | 9.0 |
| Commonwork Organic Farms Limited, Bore Placerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Sevenoaks | 9.0 |
| Commonwork Organic Farms Limited, Bore Placebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Sevenoaks | 9.0 |
| Sainsburys, Linden Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the TN10 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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25.8 |
| Rooftop solar | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Tonbridge and Malling decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Tonbridge and Malling | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
All projects in Tonbridge and Malling
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 TN10, 1 project has 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.