Solar, wind and battery projects near London (SE6)
60 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SE6 (Lewisham): 7 are waiting for a planning decision, 44 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Solar Panels at Hedgehog Grove Solar Farm (98 MW solar farm, application submitted on 24 March 2026, no decision recorded), 7.1 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SE6
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcatel, Telegraph Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 | refused Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 | Greenwich | 6.0 |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.6 | refusedupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | refused Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Greenwich | 6.4 |
| Thameside DCrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Feb 2016 | — | — | Feb 2016 | Greenwich | 6.7 |
| Solar Panels at Hedgehog Grove Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 98 | application submittedupdated Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | Apr 2026 | Tower Hamlets | 7.1 |
| Selhurst Traincare Depot, Selhurst Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Mar 2026 | Croydon | 7.1 |
| The O2 Arenawind farm | wind farm | 3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Oct 2021 | Greenwich | 7.2 |
| Bywaters’ Materials Recovery Facility Solar Arrayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Oct 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2017 | Tower Hamlets | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (53)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 | Lewisham | 1.7 |
| Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | Lewisham | 2.2 |
| The Spa, Beckenham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Bromley | 3.6 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Limited, Corner Of Weigall Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Greenwich | 3.7 |
| J Sainsbury, Walters Yardrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Bromley | 4.1 |
| Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Bromley | 4.6 |
| Dulwich College, College Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Jun 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2025 | Southwark | 4.6 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Groverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 | Bromley | 4.9 |
| Croydon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Bromley | 5.1 |
| Paul Rhodes Bakery Limited, Lassell Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | refused May 2025 | May 2025 | Greenwich | 5.3 |
| Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, Melon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Southwark | 5.5 |
| William Booth Training College, Champion Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | Southwark | 5.9 |
| William Booth Training College, Champion Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Jul 2023 | Southwark | 5.9 |
| Millennium Retail Park - Flats & Retail Spacerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2024 | May 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Greenwich | 6.0 |
| Knights Hill Solar PV equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Lambeth | 6.2 |
| Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road Solar Panels & Air Source Heat Pumpsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | May 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Bromley | 6.5 |
| The Valley, Floyd Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Greenwich | 6.5 |
| City Of London Academyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted May 2022 | May 2022 | Southwark | 6.6 |
| Stone Lake Retail Park, Woolwich Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Greenwich | 6.7 |
| Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Greenwich | 6.8 |
| Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Bromley | 6.8 |
| The Bermondsey Projectrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Oct 2017 | granted Jun 2020 | Oct 2023 | Southwark | 6.9 |
| Walworth Academy, Shorncliffe Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Southwark | 6.9 |
| Trinity School Of John Whitgift, Shirley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Croydon | 7.1 |
| Swan Road, Westminster Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | refusedupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | refused Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Greenwich | 7.3 |
| Siemens Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | refusedupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | refused Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Greenwich | 7.3 |
| Siemens Road, Westminster Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Greenwich | 7.3 |
| Siemens Road, Westminster Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 | Greenwich | 7.3 |
| Citibank, 25 Canada Square - Office Fit-Out & Refurbishmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | no application requiredupdated Feb 2022 | — | — | Feb 2022 | Tower Hamlets | 7.3 |
| Brookhill Estate Regenerationrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | May 2022 | Greenwich | 7.6 |
| John Orwell Sports Centre, Tench Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Tower Hamlets | 7.9 |
| Streatham Ice & Leisure, Streatham High Road Solar Panels & ASHProoftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Lambeth | 8.1 |
| Custom Housebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Newham | 8.4 |
| The Highway - 114 Flats, Office Accomodation & Self Storage Facilityrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Dec 2021 | granted Aug 2023 | Jul 2024 | Tower Hamlets | 8.5 |
| The I O Centre, Skeffington Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | refusedupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 | refused Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Greenwich | 8.7 |
| Segro Park Canning, Town Bidder Street, Unit 2rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Newham | 8.9 |
| Newham Dockside - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 | Newham | 8.9 |
| Leyes Road - New SEN Schoolrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | under constructionupdated Sep 2025 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Sep 2025 | Newham | 8.9 |
| 45 Clapham Campus South Side - 525 Flats & Education Facilityrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Oct 2022 | — | Apr 2023 | Lambeth | 8.9 |
| Tower Place Westrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | City of London | 9.0 |
| Knowledge Dock, University Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Newham | 9.4 |
| London Design and Engineering UTC, University Waywind farm | wind farm | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Newham | 9.5 |
| University Of East London Dockland Campus, University Way - Soalr Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Newham | 9.5 |
| Cannon Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | City of London | 9.6 |
| Newham Leisure Centre, Prince Regent Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | — | Feb 2023 | Newham | 9.6 |
| David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Jan 2026 | Bexley | 9.6 |
| Ellen Wilkinson School, Tollgate Road Solar PhotovoltaicPanelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Newham | 9.6 |
| Battersea Studiosrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Wandsworth | 9.7 |
| John Ruskin Sixth form College, Selsdon Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Croydon | 9.8 |
| Maidstone Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 | Bexley | 9.9 |
| Dolphin Squarerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | under constructionupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | May 2022 | Westminster | 9.9 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Trafalgar Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Croydon | 9.9 |
| Atlantis Avenue, Beckton Solar PV Systemsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Newham | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the SE6 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Rooftop solar | 56 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 13.3 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Lewisham decides solar, wind and battery applications
Lewisham has 2 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 SE6, 8 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.