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Worsted Farm
Worsted Farm is an operational 5 MW solar farm in Mid Sussex, generating since 16 April 2019. Planning permission was granted on 21 November 2016, 14 months after submission. Operator of record: S4N Worsted/.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 September 2015 |
| Permission granted | 21 November 2016 14 months after submission |
| Operational | 16 April 2019 29 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 4 agricultural land.
- National Landscape (AONB) — High Weald
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 1.1 | 8.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.19 | 12.3 km |
Battery · Under Construction | — | 13.5 km |
How big is Worsted Farm?
Worsted Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 5 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Worsted Farm?
REPD records the operator as S4N Worsted/. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Worsted Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 September 2015. Permission was granted on 21 November 2016, 14 months later. The site became operational on 16 April 2019, 29 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 5633.
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