Renewable energy projects in Brighton and Hove
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Brighton and Hove (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 4 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused.
How Brighton and Hove decides
Brighton and Hove has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Brighton and Hove
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParkerSteel Shoreham Plantrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.8 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Shoreham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Brighton and Hove by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.