Solar, wind and battery projects near Brighton (BN1)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN1 (Brighton and Hove): 5 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Old Shoreham Road (0.6 MW rooftop solar, approved on 1 May 2025, not yet built), 4.6 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm (Rampion extension) (1,200 MW, approved, not built), 22.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BN1
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParkerSteel Shoreham Plantrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.8 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | granted Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Brighton and Hove | 5.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 3.5 |
| Old Shoreham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 4.6 |
| Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 4.7 |
| Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 4.7 |
| Dunelmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Adur | 8.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BN1 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm (Rampion extension) | 1,200 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | 22.7 |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | 400 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | 22.7 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Brighton and Hove decides solar, wind and battery applications
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.
All projects in Brighton and Hove
Is the status up to date?
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.