Solar, wind and battery projects near Brighton (BN42)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN42 (Adur): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 10 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), 6.9 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), 22.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BN42
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| 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 | 1.7 |
| Lancing College Campussolar farm | solar farm | 1 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2019 | Jan 2019 | — | Mar 2019 | Adur | 5.0 |
| Halewick Lane, Sompting Battery-based Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Oct 2022 | Jan 2019 | — | Oct 2022 | Adur | 6.9 |
| Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 12.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Horsham | 7.7 |
| Kings Barn Farm Energy Barnbattery storage | battery storage | 10 | operationalupdated Mar 2019 | Jul 2016 | — | Mar 2019 | Horsham | 8.2 |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 18 | abandonedupdated Mar 2020 | Mar 2018 | — | Mar 2020 | Horsham | 8.5 |
| Land at Lyons Waysolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refusedupdated Apr 2017 | Aug 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Apr 2017 | Worthing | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Shoreham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | May 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 2.1 |
| Dunelmrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 | Adur | 2.2 |
| Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 2.5 |
| Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 2.5 |
| Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Brighton and Hove | 3.2 |
| 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 | 4.1 |
| Chartwell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Jul 2022 | Adur | 7.1 |
| Dominion Way Solar photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | Worthing | 8.7 |
| Glaxo Smithkline, Southdownview Way - Photovoltaic Solar Panelssolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 | Worthing | 8.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BN42 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 22.3 |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | 400 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | 22.3 |
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 Adur decides solar, wind and battery applications
Adur 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.
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 BN42, 1 project has 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.