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Solar planning in Horsham
Horsham has decided 18 solar farms and approved 94% of them, taking a median of 3.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 89 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Horsham compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Horsham sits in the 38th percentile for approval rate (1 points above the England average) and the 17th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (21)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Sainsburys Supermarket, Worthing Road - Solar Panels Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited · DC/26/0420 | 0.65 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-06 |
Cobwood Solar Farm, Burnthouse Lane - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Low Carbon UK Solar · DC/23/2172 · 5.8 mo to decide | 49.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-05-24 |
Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road - Solar Panels Valencia Energy Limited · DC/24/0374 | 12.5 | Application Submitted | 2024-04-03 |
Start Road Industrial Park, Star Road - Solar Panels Forza Doors Limited · DC/23/2184 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.21 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-02-09 |
Unit 24, Star Road Industrial Park - Solar Panels Forza Doors Limited · DC/23/1890 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.29 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-07 |
Unit 1a & B, Star Road Industrial Park - Solar Panels Gisele Lima Franco · DC/23/1883 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.16 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-06 |
Skylark House, St Marks Lane - Solar Panels Skylark House Care Home Care UK · DC/23/1599 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-10-19 |
Broadlands Business Campus, Langhurst Wood Road - Solar Panels Phase 3 Schroder Corporate Services Limited · DC/22/2374 · 4.4 mo to decide | 0.48 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-05 |
Broadlands Business Campus, Langhurst Wood Road - Solar Panels Phase 2 Schroder Corporate Services Limited · DC/22/2373 · 4.4 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-05 |
St Hughs Monastery, Henfield Road - Solar Array The Trustees Of St Hughs Charterhouse · DC/22/1513 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-04 |
Horsham Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Bolney Green Limited · DC/22/0100 | 49.9 | Application Submitted | 2022-01-21 |
St Peters Hall Peter Williams Locke King House · DC/21/1364 · 2.8 mo to decide | 1.7 | Operational | 2021-10-20 |
Brinsbury Campus Stane Solar Advanced Systems (SAS Energy) · DC/20/0629 · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2020-06-23 |
Land off Hooklands Lane Conergy UK · DC/15/1651 · 3.3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-11-20 |
Ford Farm (Ashurst) Conergy · DC/13/2310 · 21 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2015-09-09 |
Land at Christ�s Hospital School Photon Energy · DC/15/0667 · 4.9 mo to decide | 1.1 | Operational | 2015-09-09 |
Land at Five Oaks Farm Low Carbon · DC/15/0501 · 4.8 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-08-19 |
Priors Byne Farm Gamma Solar Limited · DC/13/2381 · 15.9 mo to decide | 7.6 | Operational | 2015-04-15 |
Huddlestone Farm Huddlestone Farm Solar Park · DC/13/2420 · 3.3 mo to decide | 16 | Appeal Refused | 2014-04-16 |
Maydwell Avenue Neame Sutton Ltd · DC/12/1838 · 7.9 mo to decide | 2.1 | Planning Permission Expired | 2013-05-31 |
Five Oaks Solar Farm John Laing Environmental Assets · DC/11/0090 · 5.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2011-07-22 |
Does Horsham approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 18 solar farms Horsham has decided, 94% were approved (17 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Horsham?
The median time from application to decision is 3.8 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Horsham consented?
89 MW has been consented across 17 approved schemes, with 16 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Horsham
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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