Land At Chiddinglye Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land At Chiddinglye Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Mid Sussex, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 27 February 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 February 2017record last updated
Mid Sussexcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- REPOWER Balcombe & Chiddinglye Solar Park
- Planning authority
- Mid Sussex
- Planning application reference
- DM/15/2460
- Site area
- 8.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Chiddinglye Farm, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly, East Grinstead
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Sussex
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5263
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomkins Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| Land Parcel North of Goddards | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
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 (50.9985, -0.067).