Solar, wind and battery projects near Etchingham (TN19)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN19 (Rother): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Park Pale House, Mountfield Lane Solar Panel Array (1.2 MW solar farm, approved on 4 April 2024, not yet built), 4.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN19
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.6 |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Robertsbridge Works Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Oct 2021 | Rother | 6.6 |
| Northpoint, Compass Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | refused Aug 2025 | Jan 2026 | Rother | 8.1 |
Distance from the average position of the TN19 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 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Rother decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Rother | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
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 TN19, 2 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.