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Solar, wind and battery projects near Eastbourne (BN21)

15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN21 (Eastbourne): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 8 approved but not yet running, 5 operational. The largest live scheme is Suncoast Solar Farm (20 MW solar farm, approved on 19 February 2025, not yet built), 1.9 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), 35.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

15projects within 10 km
2awaiting a decision
8approved, not running
5operational

Projects within 10 km of BN21

Projects of 1 MW and more (6)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Eastbourne District General Hospital Energy Managementrooftop solarrooftop solar1.1operationalupdated Nov 2023——Nov 2023Eastbourne1.6
Suncoast Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm20approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2023granted Feb 2025Feb 2026Eastbourne1.9
Suncoast Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage5approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Nov 2023granted Feb 2025Feb 2026Eastbourne1.9
Shepham Lanewind farmwind farm7.5operationalupdated May 2018Feb 2013granted Jan 2015May 2018Wealden6.3
Natewood Farmsolar farmsolar farm8.9operationalupdated Jan 2015Feb 2014granted Apr 2014Jan 2015Wealden8.5
Wilbees Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Nov 2016Sep 2014granted Nov 2014Nov 2016Wealden9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
The David Lloyd Centrerooftop solarrooftop solar0.4application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023Jul 2023—Jul 2023Eastbourne2.1
Broadwater Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6application submittedupdated Jan 2025Aug 2024—Jan 2025Eastbourne2.2
Finmere Roadbattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023Oct 2022granted Dec 2022Jan 2023Eastbourne2.3
Tesco Lottbridge Droverooftop solarrooftop solar0.2operationalupdated Nov 2019Mar 2019granted Apr 2019Nov 2019Eastbourne2.4
Marshall Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023Mar 2023granted May 2023Jun 2023Eastbourne2.5
Morrisons, Hargreaves Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023Sep 2022granted Oct 2022Apr 2023Eastbourne2.7
Whittle Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Mar 2026May 2026Eastbourne2.8
Bannatynes Gyms, Edward Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024Jun 2024granted Jul 2024Jun 2024Eastbourne2.9
Pevensey Bay Holiday Park, Pevensey Bayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Dec 2025granted Jan 2026Apr 2026Wealden5.9

Distance from the average position of the BN21 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm3012020
Rooftop solar925201.9
Wind farm100100
Battery storage202005.2

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm (Rampion extension)1,200approved, not builtupdated May 202535.4
Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone)400operationalupdated Dec 201935.4

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 Eastbourne decides solar, wind and battery applications

Eastbourne has 8 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 Eastbourne

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. Near BN21, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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