Wisborough Green (20 MW solar farm)
Wisborough Green is a 20 MW solar farm project in Chichester, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 March 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 May 2025.
20 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
2 May 2025record last updated
Chichestercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Chichester
- Planning application reference
- 25/00658/FUL
- Site area
- 41.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The East Of The B2133 Wisborough Green Billingshurst
- Council area (by location)
- Chichester
- Name in REPD
- Wisborough Green - Solar Photovoltaic Panels
- REPD reference
- 16113
Who decides
| Applications | Chichester | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 24 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Oaks Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Land at Five Oaks Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
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 (51.0483, -0.4887).