Laughton Level (7 MW solar farm)
Laughton Level is a 7 MW solar farm project in Wealden, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 March 2015; the record was last updated on 16 July 2015.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 July 2015record last updated
Wealdencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 13 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 26 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 July 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Wealden
- Planning application reference
- WD/2013/2264/MEA
- Site area
- 20.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Kitty Hawk Farm, Darp Lane, Ripe, Lewes, East Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Wealden
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1918
Who decides
| Applications | Wealden | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 28 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Mays Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Lower Claverham Farm & Mount Pleasant Farm, Berwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 4.0 |
| Berwick solar farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 4.1 |
| Wilbees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Ringmer Solar array/Battery storage | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Bentley Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.3 |
| Stable Green, Sand Hill Lane | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Natewood Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 8.5 |
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 (50.8684, 0.1202).