Ringmer Solar array/Battery storage (17 MW)
Ringmer Solar array/Battery storage is a 17 MW solar farm project in Lewes, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 February 2026. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 19 January 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 19 January 2026, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 January 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Ouse Valley Energy Services Company CIC
- Planning authority
- Lewes
- Planning application reference
- LW/22/0254
- Site area
- 26.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Uckfield Road (A26) Ringmer
- Council area (by location)
- Lewes
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Ringmer - Solar array/Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 11162
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
Lewes has 6 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Bentley Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Laughton Level | solar farm | 7 | operational | 6.1 |
| Tomkins Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Stable Green, Sand Hill Lane | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Uckfield Solar Electric Forecourt | solar farm | 5.5 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Lower Mays Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Lower Claverham Farm & Mount Pleasant Farm, Berwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 9.7 |
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 (50.9044, 0.0545).