Renewable energy projects in Lewisham
2 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Lewisham (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 2 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
2projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
2approved, not running
0operational
How Lewisham decides
Lewisham has 2 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 Lewisham
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
Postcode districts in Lewisham
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE4 | 75 | 10 | 53 | 3 |
| SE6 | 60 | 7 | 44 | 2 |
| SE8 | 77 | 9 | 54 | 5 |
| SE12 | 64 | 9 | 43 | 4 |
| SE13 | 75 | 10 | 53 | 4 |
| SE14 | 78 | 9 | 55 | 3 |
| SE23 | 64 | 9 | 44 | 2 |
| SE26 | 55 | 8 | 38 | 1 |
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 Lewisham by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.