Uckfield Solar Electric Forecourt (5.5 MW)
Uckfield Solar Electric Forecourt is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in Wealden, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 March 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 30 April 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 March 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 16 March 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | Application submitted |
| 16 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 March 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Gridserve Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Wealden
- Planning application reference
- WD/2020/1244/MAJ
- Site area
- 9.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Copwood Barn, Rocks Road, Uckfield, East Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Wealden
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7447
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Estate | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.5 |
| Stable Green, Sand Hill Lane | battery storage | 600 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Tomkins Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.8 |
| Ringmer Solar array/Battery storage | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
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 (50.9689, 0.0793).