Solar, wind and battery projects near Wadhurst (TN5)
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN5 (Wealden): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Knockout Print Services, Petteridge Lane (2.5 MW rooftop solar, approved on 16 October 2023, not yet built), 9.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN5
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout Print Services, Petteridge Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2.5 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Tunbridge Wells | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.1 |
Distance from the average position of the TN5 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
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.