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Solar, wind and battery projects near Seaview (PO34)

13 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of PO34 (Isle of Wight): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 9 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park (28.5 MW battery storage, approved on 15 July 2025, not yet built), 9.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

13projects within 10 km
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
2operational

Projects within 10 km of PO34

Projects of 1 MW and more (5)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
East Fairleesolar farmsolar farm7.3operationalupdated May 2015Jun 2013granted Oct 2013May 2015Isle of Wight1.8
Hill Farm Solar Parksolar farmsolar farm10.2operationalupdated Jul 2014Oct 2012granted Jan 2013Jul 2014Isle of Wight2.4
Newnham Farmsolar farmsolar farm2permission expiredupdated Jul 2016Mar 2011granted May 2011Jul 2016Isle of Wight6.2
Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Parkbattery storagebattery storage28.5approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Sep 2022granted Jul 2025Feb 2026Isle of Wight9.5
Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Parksolar farmsolar farm20approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026Sep 2022granted Jul 2025Feb 2026Isle of Wight9.5
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Immigration Removal Centre, Dolphin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Jan 2024granted Mar 2024Feb 2024Gosport7.4
Qinetiq Haslar, Haslar Roadsolar farmsolar farm0.7approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Feb 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023Gosport7.9
Walpole Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022Oct 2022granted Dec 2022Dec 2022Gosport8.9
Gunwharf Quays Shopping Centrerooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023Jan 2023granted Jun 2023Jul 2023Portsmouth8.9
Ark Charter Academy, Hyde Park Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025Jun 2025granted Jul 2025Aug 2025Portsmouth9.2
Big Yellow Self Storage, Rodney Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022Sep 2022granted Oct 2022Nov 2022Portsmouth9.9
St Marys Hospital, Milton Road -Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submittedupdated Jan 2026Dec 2025—Jan 2026Portsmouth10.0
St Marys Hospital, Milton Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated May 2026Jan 2026granted Mar 2026May 2026Portsmouth10.0

Distance from the average position of the PO34 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm5022020.7
Rooftop solar716002.3
Battery storage1010028.5

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How Isle of Wight decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsIsle of WightUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)2510,236
Refused5 (20%)19%
Solar refused0 of 1712%
Onshore wind refused5 of 645%
Battery storage refused0 of 216%
Median time from submission to decision16.6 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 0—

All projects in Isle of Wight

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 PO34, 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.

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