Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Cobwood Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Horsham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 24 May 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 February 2026record last updated
Horshamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 24 May 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 May 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon UK Solar
- Planning authority
- Horsham
- Planning application reference
- DC/23/2172
- Site area
- 73.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cobwood Solar Farm, Burnthouse Lane, Cowfold, Horsham
- Council area (by location)
- Horsham
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Cobwood Solar Farm, Burnthouse Lane - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 14832
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Horsham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Street, Cowfold | battery storage | 57 | refused | 3.4 |
| Bolney | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Bolney Substation | battery storage | 264 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Great Oak Energy Hub | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Libra Energy Stability Project | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Coombe Solar Farm | solar farm | 15.3 | permission expired | 5.3 |
| Ford Farm (Ashurst) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 6.2 |
| Priors Byne Farm | solar farm | 7.6 | operational | 6.5 |
| Land off Hooklands Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (50.9945, -0.2898).