Solar, wind and battery projects near Cranbrook (TN18)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN18 (Tunbridge Wells): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Glassenbury (50 MW battery storage, approved on 23 April 2025, not yet built), 5.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN18
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netters Farm, Attwaters Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 10 | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 3.1 |
| Glassenburybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 5.5 |
| Huggin's Hallbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | operationalupdated Oct 2018 | Aug 2016 | — | Oct 2018 | Tunbridge Wells | 5.8 |
| Huggin's Hall (Extension)battery storage | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2020 | Feb 2020 | — | Jun 2020 | Tunbridge Wells | 5.8 |
| Park Pale House, Mountfield Lane Solar Panel Arraysolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Rother | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Ellenden Farm, Water Lanesolar farm | solar farm | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 1.5 |
| Lower Ellenden Farm, Water Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 1.5 |
| Netters Farm, Attwaters Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Jul 2024 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells | 3.1 |
| Northpoint, Compass Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | refused Aug 2025 | Jan 2026 | Rother | 6.2 |
| Dale Hill Hotel & Golf Club, Dale Hill - Ground Mounted Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Rother | 7.0 |
| Darvell Bruderhof Community, Brightling Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Rother | 7.6 |
Distance from the average position of the TN18 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Tunbridge Wells decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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. Near TN18, 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.