Netters Farm, Attwaters Lane (10 MW solar farm)
Netters Farm, Attwaters Lane is a 10 MW solar farm project in Tunbridge Wells, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 May 2025; the record was last updated on 12 May 2025.
10 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
12 May 2025record last updated
Tunbridge Wellscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 July 2024 | Application submitted |
| 1 May 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 12 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RNA Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Planning application reference
- 24/01767/FULL
- Site area
- 16.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Netters Farm, Attwaters Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook
- Council area (by location)
- Tunbridge Wells
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Netters Farm, Attwaters Lane - Solar Pv Array
- REPD reference
- 16919
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netters Farm, Hawkhurst Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage 22/01695/FULL | 10 | 28 June 2022 | withdrawn 22 September 2022 |
| Netters Farm, Attwaters Lane 23/02067/FULL | 10 | 30 August 2023 | withdrawn 30 August 2023 |
Who decides
| Applications | Tunbridge Wells | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassenbury | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Huggin's Hall | battery storage | 40 | operational | 3.3 |
| Huggin's Hall (Extension) | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expired | 3.3 |
| Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 7.7 |
| Land At Pullen Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 9.9 |
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 (51.0695, 0.5351).