Coombe Solar Farm (15.3 MW)
Coombe Solar Farm is a 15.3 MW solar farm project in Mid Sussex, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 10 August 2018; the record was last updated on 26 October 2018.
15.3 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
26 October 2018record last updated
Mid Sussexcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 August 2018 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 15.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 26 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables
- Planning authority
- Mid Sussex
- Planning application reference
- DM/15/0644
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Bob Lane and Chapel Road, Twineham
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Sussex
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5095
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Sussex | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 11 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libra Energy Stability Project | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Bolney Substation | battery storage | 264 | approved, not built | 0.6 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Kent Street, Cowfold | battery storage | 57 | refused | 1.9 |
| Land Parcel North of Goddards | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 8.2 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 9.3 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 10.0 |
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 (50.9773, -0.2195).