Five Oaks Solar Farm (5 MW)
Five Oaks Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2011; the record was last updated on 6 December 2012.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
6 December 2012record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 February 2011 | Application submitted |
| 22 July 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 6 December 2012
- Operator or applicant
- John Laing Environmental Assets
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/11/0090
- Site area
- 13.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Haven Road Five Oaks West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1581
Who decides
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Five Oaks Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Wisborough Green | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Great Oak Energy Hub | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
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 (51.0595, -0.446).