Solar, wind and battery projects near Sutton (SM3)
30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SM3 (Sutton): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 22 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Rushett Lane (30 MW battery storage, approved on 3 April 2025, not yet built), 7.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SM3
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lane Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 11 | abandonedupdated May 2014 | Jun 2004 | granted Aug 2004 | May 2014 | Merton | 4.8 |
| London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoirfloating solar | floating solar | 6.3 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | — | — | Jul 2016 | Kingston upon Thames | 6.8 |
| Rushett Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 30 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Apr 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Reigate and Banstead | 7.0 |
| Fair Oak Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | refused on appealupdated Jun 2019 | Oct 2017 | — | Jun 2019 | Kingston upon Thames | 8.0 |
| Selhurst Traincare Depot, Selhurst Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Mar 2026 | Croydon | 9.3 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (25)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimpton Park Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Sutton | 0.9 |
| St Anthonys Hospital, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Sutton | 1.0 |
| 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 | 1.9 |
| Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Sutton | 3.2 |
| Wyvern Estate, Beverley Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 | Merton | 3.9 |
| David Lloyd Club, Bushey Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Merton | 4.0 |
| Westcroft Leisure Centre, Westcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Sutton | 4.2 |
| Charrington Bowl, Kingston Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | refused Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Kingston upon Thames | 4.5 |
| Morden Road, South Wimbledonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Merton | 4.7 |
| 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 | 5.0 |
| JJ Foodservice, South Wimbledonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | — | Nov 2024 | Merton | 5.1 |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Oakpoint, Oakcroft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 | Kingston upon Thames | 5.3 |
| Sainsburys Superstore, Merton High Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 | Merton | 5.4 |
| 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 | 5.7 |
| 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 | 5.7 |
| 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 | 6.3 |
| Grosvenor Wing, St Georges Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Wandsworth | 6.8 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Trafalgar Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | Croydon | 6.9 |
| Springfield University Hospital, Lapidge Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | refused Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 | Wandsworth | 7.8 |
| Springfield University Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Nov 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Wandsworth | 8.0 |
| Whitgift School, Nottingham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | — | Sep 2022 | Croydon | 8.1 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 8.3 |
| Knights Hill Solar PV equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Lambeth | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the SM3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 25 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Floating solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Sutton decides solar, wind and battery applications
Sutton has 3 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 SM3, 3 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.