Solar, wind and battery projects near Epsom (KT18)
25 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of KT18 (Epsom and Ewell): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 17 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Barnett Wood Lane (98 MW battery storage, approved on 24 September 2025, not yet built), 4.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of KT18
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushett Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Reigate and Banstead | 1.7 |
| Barnett Wood Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 98 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 | Mole Valley | 4.1 |
| Fair Oak Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2019 | Oct 2017 | — | Jun 2019 | Kingston upon Thames | 4.9 |
| Cobham Road, Bookham Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jul 2024 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Mole Valley | 7.8 |
| London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoirfloating solar | floating solar | 6.3 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | — | — | Jul 2016 | Kingston upon Thames | 8.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (20)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University For The Creative Arts, Ashley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Epsom and Ewell | 1.6 |
| University for the Creative Arts , Ashley Road - GSHP, Battery & Solar Panelsbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Sep 2023 | Epsom and Ewell | 1.6 |
| Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Reigate and Banstead | 2.2 |
| The Rainbow Centre, East Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Epsom and Ewell | 2.4 |
| Legal And General Kingswood House, St Monicas Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2024 | Apr 2023 | granted May 2023 | Aug 2024 | Reigate and Banstead | 4.4 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Ewell Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 | Epsom and Ewell | 5.1 |
| Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Sutton | 5.8 |
| Oakpoint, Oakcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 | Kingston upon Thames | 6.5 |
| Hook Rise Business Centre, Hook Rise Southrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Kingston upon Thames | 6.5 |
| Charrington Bowl, Kingston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | refused Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Kingston upon Thames | 7.0 |
| St Anthonys Hospital, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Sutton | 7.7 |
| Kimpton Park Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Sutton | 7.8 |
| The Royal Alexandra And Albert School, Gatton Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted May 2023 | May 2023 | Reigate and Banstead | 8.6 |
| Westcroft Leisure Centre, Westcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Sutton | 9.4 |
| Surrey Fire And Rescue Headquarters, Wray Park Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | — | Jan 2025 | Reigate and Banstead | 9.4 |
| Wyvern Estate, Beverley Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 | Merton | 9.6 |
| Garson Farm, Winterdown Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | Elmbridge | 10.0 |
| Garson Farm, Winterdown Road Solar Panels & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 0.8 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | May 2023 | — | May 2023 | Elmbridge | 10.0 |
| Garson Farm, Winterdown Road Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2023 | May 2023 | — | May 2023 | Elmbridge | 10.0 |
| Cobham Motorway Service Area Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Elmbridge | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the KT18 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| Rooftop solar | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Floating solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 128 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Epsom and Ewell decides solar, wind and battery applications
Epsom and Ewell 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.
All projects in Epsom and Ewell
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 KT18, 5 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.