Land off Hooklands Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Land off Hooklands Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 April 2016record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 20 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 26 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy UK
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/15/1651
- Site area
- 11.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land off Hooklands Lane, Spear Hill, Ashington, Pulborough
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5578
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 3.1 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.6 |
| Huddlestone Farm | solar farm | 16 | refused on appeal | 6.5 |
| Horsham Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Great Oak Energy Hub | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 18 | abandoned | 8.1 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barn | battery storage | 10 | operational | 8.4 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted | 9.2 |
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 (50.9524, -0.3855).