Shepham Lane (7.5 MW wind farm)
Shepham Lane is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in Wealden, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 12 January 2017; the record was last updated on 1 May 2018.
7.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 May 2018record last updated
Wealdencouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 9 May 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 18 December 2013 | Appeal lodged |
| 7 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 January 2015 | Appeal allowed |
| 16 August 2016 | Construction started |
| 12 January 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- Wealden
- Planning application reference
- WD/2013/0346/MEA
- Appeal reference
- APP/C1435/A/13/2208526
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Land off Shepham Lane, North of A27, Polegate
- Council area (by location)
- Wealden
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4326
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepham Lane WD/2011/2137/MEA | 12.5 | 30 September 2011 | withdrawn 17 July 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natewood Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 3.0 |
| Suncoast Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Suncoast Battery Storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Wilbees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.8 |
| Berwick solar farm | solar farm | 8.2 | operational | 7.4 |
| Lower Claverham Farm & Mount Pleasant Farm, Berwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.6 |
| Lower Mays Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (50.8295, 0.2709).