Land at Tangmere Airfield (5 MW solar farm)
Land at Tangmere Airfield is a 5 MW solar farm project in Chichester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 October 2015; the record was last updated on 11 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
11 January 2016record last updated
Chichestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2014 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 7 October 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- West Sussex County Council
- Planning authority
- Chichester
- Planning application reference
- 14/03894/CPO
- Site area
- 9.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Tangmere Airfield Nurseries, The Old Airfield, Tangmere Road, Tangmere, Chichester
- Council area (by location)
- Chichester
- Time to decision
- 7 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4766
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oving Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.2 |
| Boxgrove Common, Tinwood Lane | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Strettington Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Decoy Farm House Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.2 |
| Former Westhampnett Landfill | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Manor Farm - Shripney | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Merston Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.9 |
| Park Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Mundham, Runcton Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
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 (50.8481, -0.7019).