Renewable energy projects in Southend-on-Sea
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Southend-on-Sea (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 5 approved but not running, 0 operational and 0 refused.
6projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
5approved, not running
0operational
How Southend-on-Sea decides
Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campfield Road, Shoeburynessrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Health And Fitness Centre, Snakes Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Jul 2023 |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Spire Wellesley Hospital, Eastern Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | May 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Sea Life Adventure Centre, Eastern Esplanaderooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Adventure Island, Western Esplanade Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 |
Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS0 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| SS1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| SS2 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| SS3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| SS9 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
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 Southend-on-Sea by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.