Solar, wind and battery projects near East Cowes (PO32)
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PO32 (Isle of Wight): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park (28.5 MW battery storage, approved on 15 July 2025, not yet built), 4.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of PO32
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gkn & Whippingham Technology Park, Beatrice Avenuesolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Isle of Wight | 1.2 |
| Chawton Farm Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.2 | operationalupdated Jun 2013 | Oct 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | Jun 2013 | Isle of Wight | 2.3 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 28.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2022 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 | Isle of Wight | 4.4 |
| Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Parksolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Sep 2022 | granted Jul 2025 | Feb 2026 | Isle of Wight | 4.4 |
| Grange Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated Aug 2015 | Mar 2014 | granted Jun 2014 | Aug 2015 | Isle of Wight | 4.5 |
| Camp Hill Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6 | refusedupdated Jan 2014 | Oct 2013 | refused Dec 2014 | Jan 2014 | Isle of Wight | 4.6 |
| Newnham Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2016 | Mar 2011 | granted May 2011 | Jul 2016 | Isle of Wight | 6.6 |
| Durrants Farm Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | Dec 2010 | granted Feb 2011 | Sep 2015 | Isle of Wight | 7.6 |
| Exbury Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated May 2016 | Dec 2014 | refused Feb 2015 | May 2016 | New Forest | 8.1 |
| The Manor of Cadland Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | Jan 2011 | granted May 2011 | Feb 2014 | New Forest | 8.2 |
| The Manor of Cadland Estate - extensionsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Apr 2014 | New Forest | 8.5 |
| Fieldscalesolar farm | solar farm | 10.6 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Jul 2016 | Isle of Wight | 8.6 |
| Peel Common Waste Water Treatment Worksbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | abandonedupdated May 2020 | Jul 2017 | — | May 2020 | Fareham | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems, Newport Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | Isle of Wight | 2.0 |
| Morrisons Supermarket, South Street Solar Photovoltaicsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2022 | Oct 2022 | — | Nov 2022 | Isle of Wight | 5.8 |
| Christ The King Upper College, Wellington Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Isle of Wight | 6.7 |
Distance from the average position of the PO32 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 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21.6 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Isle of Wight decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Isle of Wight | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 PO32, 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.