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Solar planning in Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex has decided 11 solar farms and approved 91% of them, taking a median of 3.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 37 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Mid Sussex compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Mid Sussex sits in the 27th percentile for approval rate (2 points below the England average) and the 21st 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (12)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Freshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane - Solar Panels Northern Storage & Interiors Limited t/a NSI Projects · WSCC/032/25 · 4.9 mo to decide | 0.28 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-28 |
Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road - Solar panels Jubilee Community Church · DM/25/2087 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.19 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-10 |
Freshfield Lane Brickworks, Freshfield Lane - Solar Panels Northern Storage & Interiors Limited t/a NSI Projects · DM/25/1270 | 0.28 | Revised | 2025-06-26 |
The Mcindoe Centre, Holtye Road - Solar Panels McIndoe Surgical Centre · DM/24/0181 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.29 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-18 |
The Mcindoe Centre - Solar Panels Horder Healthcare · DM/23/2944 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.31 | Application Refused | 2024-01-09 |
Consort Frozen Foods, Consort Way - Solar Panels Consort Frozen Foods · DM/23/1395 · 3.2 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-01 |
Goddard's Green Dacorar Southern · DM/18/3617 · 10.1 mo to decide | 4.4 | Planning Permission Expired | 2019-07-04 |
Worsted Farm S4N Worsted/ · DM/15/3056 · 14.2 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2016-11-21 |
Majors Hill/Turners Hill Solar Farm Haymaker Energy · DM/15/1949 · 3.6 mo to decide | 1.1 | Operational | 2015-10-02 |
Land At Chiddinglye Farm REPOWER Balcombe & Chiddinglye Solar Park · DM/15/2460 · 3.4 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-09-30 |
Coombe Solar Farm British Solar Renewables · DM/15/0644 · 5.7 mo to decide | 15.3 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-08-10 |
Land Parcel North of Goddards INRG Solar · DM/15/1518 · 4 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-08-07 |
Does Mid Sussex approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 11 solar farms Mid Sussex has decided, 91% were approved (10 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Mid Sussex?
The median time from application to decision is 3.6 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 Mid Sussex consented?
37 MW has been consented across 10 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Mid Sussex
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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