Renewable energy projects in Worthing
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Worthing (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 4 approved but not running, 0 operational and 1 refused.
5projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
4approved, not running
0operational
How Worthing decides
Worthing has 3 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 Worthing
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Lyons Waysolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refusedupdated Apr 2017 | Aug 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Apr 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Leisure, Romany Road - Photovoltaics panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Dominion Way Solar photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Worthing College, Sanditon Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| Glaxo Smithkline, Southdownview Way - Photovoltaic Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Postcode districts in Worthing
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 Worthing by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.