Huddlestone Farm (16 MW solar farm)
Huddlestone Farm is a 16 MW solar farm project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 26 January 2016; the record was last updated on 5 February 2016.
16 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
5 February 2016record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 April 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 May 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 January 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Huddlestone Farm Solar Park
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/13/2420
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z3825/W/14/2218035
- Site area
- 35.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Huddlestone Farm, Horsham Road, Steyning
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1488
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 18 | abandoned | 1.7 |
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 2.2 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.7 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 4.3 |
| Land off Hooklands Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Halewick Lane, Sompting Battery-based Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 50 | under construction | 7.0 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (50.9097, -0.3219).