Worsted Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Worsted Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Mid Sussex, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 April 2019; the record was last updated on 18 April 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2019record last updated
Mid Sussexcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 27 June 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 21 November 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 November 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 January 2019 | Construction started |
| 16 April 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- S4N Worsted/
- Planning authority
- Mid Sussex
- Planning application reference
- DM/15/3056
- Appeal reference
- APP/D3830/W/16/3151730
- Site area
- 15.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Worsted Farm, Worsted Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex
- Council area (by location)
- Mid Sussex
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5633
Who decides
| Applications | Mid Sussex | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (14%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 11 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Barrow Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
| Haxted Mead, Lingfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Skinners Farm | solar farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 9.5 |
| Redeham Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | refused on appeal | 9.8 |
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 (51.1245, 0.0155).