Pashley Farm (11.5 MW solar farm)
Pashley Farm is an 11.5 MW solar farm project in Wealden, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 20 April 2015.
11.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 April 2015record last updated
Wealdencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2013 | Application submitted |
| 10 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Solar Income Fund
- Planning authority
- Wealden
- Planning application reference
- WD/2013/2223/MAJ
- Site area
- 18.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pashley Farm, Ninfield Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Wealden
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2368
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pashley Farm, Ninfield Road | battery storage | 130 | application submitted | 0.2 |
| Moor Hall Farm, Moor Hall Drive | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Eastlands Farm, Catsfield - Catsfield Battery Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Catsfield Christmas Tree Farm, The Stream | battery storage | 99.9 | application submitted | 2.3 |
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 (50.8732, 0.4275).