Solar, wind and battery projects near Worthing (BN13)
13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN13 (Worthing): 8 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Halewick Lane, Sompting Battery-based Energy Storage Facility (50 MW battery storage, under construction since 1 February 2023), 5.8 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), 26.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BN13
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Lyons Waysolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refusedupdated Apr 2017 | Aug 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Apr 2017 | Worthing | 3.4 |
| Halewick Lane, Sompting Battery-based Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Oct 2022 | Jan 2019 | — | Oct 2022 | Adur | 5.8 |
| Lancing College Campussolar farm | solar farm | 1 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2019 | Jan 2019 | — | Mar 2019 | Adur | 7.6 |
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barnbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | operationalupdated Mar 2019 | Jul 2016 | — | Mar 2019 | Horsham | 9.2 |
| Land at Brookbarn Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Jan 2015 | granted Apr 2015 | Mar 2016 | Arun | 9.5 |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 18 | abandonedupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2018 | — | Mar 2020 | Horsham | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Leisure, Romany Road - Photovoltaics panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Worthing | 1.4 |
| Worthing College, Sanditon Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 | Worthing | 2.2 |
| Glaxo Smithkline, Southdownview Way - Photovoltaic Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Worthing | 3.5 |
| Dominion Way Solar photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | Worthing | 4.0 |
| Chartwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jul 2022 | Adur | 5.6 |
| Sainsburys Superstore, New Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Arun | 6.3 |
| Reception Shoreham Technical Centre Solar PV Panel Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Adur | 8.4 |
Distance from the average position of the BN13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
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 | 26.9 |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | 400 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | 26.9 |
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 Worthing decides solar, wind and battery applications
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.
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.