Land Parcel North of Goddards (5 MW solar farm)
Land Parcel North of Goddards 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 22 March 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 March 2016record last updated
Mid Sussexcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 April 2015 | Application submitted |
| 7 August 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 March 2016
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Mid Sussex
- Planning application reference
- DM/15/1518
- Site area
- 11.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Parcel North Of Goddards, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Sussex
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Solar Farm | solar farm | 15.3 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| Libra Energy Stability Project | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Bolney Substation | battery storage | 264 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Kent Street, Cowfold | battery storage | 57 | refused | 5.4 |
| Land At Chiddinglye Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
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 (50.977, -0.1684).