Solar, wind and battery projects near Mayfield (TN20)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN20 (Wealden): 5 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Horder Centre, St Johns Road (0.3 MW rooftop solar, approved on 9 May 2024, not yet built), 9.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN20
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horamsolar farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Aug 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Apr 2015 | Wealden | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co Op, High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Wealden | 5.1 |
| Ervomex Limited, Sybron Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Wealden | 5.3 |
| Servomex Limited, Sybron Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | Wealden | 5.3 |
| Silveroaks Farm, Hawkhurst Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Wealden | 8.4 |
| Horder Centre, St Johns Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Wealden | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the TN20 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wealden decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Wealden | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 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.