Ford Farm (Ashurst) (10 MW solar farm)
Ford Farm (Ashurst) is a 10 MW solar farm project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 February 2016; the record was last updated on 1 April 2016.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 April 2016record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2013 | Application submitted |
| 2 May 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 30 July 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 9 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 September 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 29 February 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/13/2310
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z3825/W/14/2222037
- Site area
- 28.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of Sopers Copse Honeybridge Lane Ashurst West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1531
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 1.4 |
| Huddlestone Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 3.7 |
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Land off Hooklands Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 18 | abandoned | 5.3 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 5.9 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
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 (50.9428, -0.3223).