Solar, wind and battery projects near Rye (TN31)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN31 (Rother): 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Camber Sands Holiday Park, Lydd Road (0.5 MW rooftop solar, approved on 8 July 2024, not yet built), 9.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN31
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cheyne Court Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 59.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2009 | Nov 2002 | granted Oct 2005 | Jul 2009 | Folkestone and Hythe | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrofrost, Hobbs Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jan 2026 | Rother | 3.7 |
| Camber Sands Holiday Park, Lydd Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | May 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | Rother | 9.2 |
Distance from the average position of the TN31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.