Solar, wind and battery projects near Newhaven (BN9)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of BN9 (Lewes): 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Lower Mays Farm Solar Farm (8.8 MW battery storage, approved on 15 July 2021, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 9.9 km away.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), 23.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of BN9
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughton Levelsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Jul 2015 | Nov 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | Jul 2015 | Wealden | 9.5 |
| Lower Mays Farm Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 8.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Apr 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Aug 2024 | Wealden | 9.9 |
| Lower Mays Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Apr 2021 | granted Jul 2021 | Aug 2024 | Wealden | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the BN9 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
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 | 23.7 |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | 400 | operationalupdated Dec 2019 | 23.7 |
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 BN9, 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.