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Solar planning in Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead has decided 6 solar farms and approved 67% of them, taking a median of 2.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Reigate and Banstead compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Reigate and Banstead sits in the 2nd percentile for approval rate (26 points below the England average) and the 44th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (8)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Road - Solar Panels Toyota GB PLC · 26/00327/F | 0.25 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-06 |
Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Road - Solar Panels Toyota GB PLC · 26/00213/PAP14J | 0.25 | Revised | 2026-03-04 |
East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue -Solar Panels Carbon3 · 25/01742/PAP14J · 1.5 mo to decide | 2.1 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-11-11 |
Duxhurst Farm, Duxhurst Lane - Solar Farm Luminous Energy Limited · 22/02783/F · 11.3 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-12-15 |
Legal And General Kingswood House, St Monicas Road - Solar Panels Legal & General Plc and Inspired Villages · 23/00259/LBC · 1.8 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-31 |
The Royal Alexandra And Albert School, Gatton Park - Solar PV Panels Royal Alexandra and Albert School · 23/00509/F · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.34 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-05-05 |
Britannia Crest Green Switch Solutions · 15/01424/F · 5.1 mo to decide | 2.6 | Appeal Refused | 2015-11-27 |
Land At Flanchford Farm Flanchford Solar Park · 15/01151/F · 3.4 mo to decide | 3.1 | Application Refused | 2015-09-04 |
Does Reigate and Banstead approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 6 solar farms Reigate and Banstead has decided, 67% were approved (4 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a solar farm application take in Reigate and Banstead?
The median time from application to decision is 2.6 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 Reigate and Banstead consented?
2 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes, with 6 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Reigate and Banstead
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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