Solar, wind and battery projects near Eastbourne (BN22)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN22 (Eastbourne): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 9 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), 0.2 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), 36.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BN22
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoast Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2026 | Eastbourne | 0.2 |
| Suncoast Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2026 | Eastbourne | 0.2 |
| Eastbourne District General Hospital Energy Managementrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | operationalupdated Nov 2023 | — | — | Nov 2023 | Eastbourne | 0.9 |
| Shepham Lanewind farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Feb 2013 | granted Jan 2015 | May 2018 | Wealden | 4.5 |
| Natewood Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2015 | Feb 2014 | granted Apr 2014 | Jan 2015 | Wealden | 7.0 |
| Wilbees Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Sep 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Nov 2016 | Wealden | 8.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submittedupdated Jan 2025 | Aug 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Eastbourne | 0.3 |
| Marshall Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Eastbourne | 0.5 |
| The David Lloyd Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Jul 2023 | Eastbourne | 0.6 |
| Morrisons, Hargreaves Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Apr 2023 | Eastbourne | 0.8 |
| Whittle Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Eastbourne | 0.9 |
| Bannatynes Gyms, Edward Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Jun 2024 | Eastbourne | 0.9 |
| Finmere Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Eastbourne | 1.4 |
| Tesco Lottbridge Droverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | operationalupdated Nov 2019 | Mar 2019 | granted Apr 2019 | Nov 2019 | Eastbourne | 1.5 |
| Pevensey Bay Holiday Park, Pevensey Bayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Wealden | 4.5 |
| Tesco Stores, North Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Wealden | 8.5 |
| Lansdowne Secure Childrens Homerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Jun 2021 | Wealden | 9.7 |
Distance from the average position of the BN22 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Rooftop solar | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
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 | 36.6 |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | 400 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | 36.6 |
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.
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 BN22, 3 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.