Land At Ferry Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Land At Ferry Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Chichester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2015; the record was last updated on 16 February 2017.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 February 2017record last updated
Chichestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2017
- Operator or applicant
- BNRG (sold to another developer)
- Planning authority
- Chichester
- Planning application reference
- 14/03944/FULEIA
- Address (REPD)
- Ferry Farm, Chichester Road, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Chichester
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4931
Who decides
| Applications | Chichester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers Farm (solar) | solar farm | 12 | operational | 1.0 |
| Ferry Farm | solar farm | 11 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Mundham, Runcton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Park Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Merston Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.7 |
| Manor Farm - Shripney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (50.7577, -0.7845).