Solar, wind and battery projects near Lewes (BN7)
9 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN7 (Lewes): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 5 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughton (40 MW solar farm, approved on 21 July 2025, not yet built), 8.4 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), 29.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BN7
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringmer Solar array/Battery storagesolar farm | solar farm | 17 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2026 | Lewes | 4.9 |
| Land at Upper Clayhill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Oct 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Lewes | 5.8 |
| Tomkins Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Apr 2015 | refused Jul 2015 | May 2016 | Lewes | 8.4 |
| Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughtonsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wealden | 8.4 |
| Colbrans Farm Estate, Laughtonbattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 | Wealden | 8.4 |
| Laughton Levelsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Jul 2015 | Nov 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | Jul 2015 | Wealden | 8.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringmer Solar array/Battery storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2026 | Lewes | 4.9 |
| School Field, Barcombe Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | — | Mar 2026 | Lewes | 5.8 |
| Garden Pride Garden Centre, Common Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 | Lewes | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BN7 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 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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 | 29.3 |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | 400 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | 29.3 |
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 Lewes decides solar, wind and battery applications
Lewes has 6 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 BN7, 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.