Land at Five Oaks Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Five Oaks 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 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 April 2016record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 19 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/15/0501
- Site area
- 12.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Five Oaks Farm, Stane Street, Five Oaks, Billingshurst, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5146
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Oaks Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Wisborough Green | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Great Oak Energy Hub | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (51.0463, -0.4342).