Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton (40 MW solar farm)
Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton is a 40 MW solar farm project in Wealden, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 21 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
40 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Wealdencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Innova
- Planning authority
- Wealden
- Planning application reference
- WD/2024/2392/MEA
- Site area
- 102.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton, Lewes
- Council area (by location)
- Wealden
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 11681
The scheme also includes 30 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughton Level | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.8 |
| Lower Mays Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Bentley Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Ringmer Solar array/Battery storage | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Lower Claverham Farm & Mount Pleasant Farm, Berwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 5.5 |
| Stable Green, Sand Hill Lane | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Berwick solar farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 5.9 |
| Wilbees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Uckfield Solar Electric Forecourt | solar farm | 5.5 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.8935, 0.1158).