Solar, wind and battery projects near Southend-on-Sea (SS3)
11 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SS3 (Southend-on-Sea): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm. (50 MW solar farm, application submitted on 23 August 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 9.7 km away. Offshore, 5 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kentish Flats 2 (49.5 MW, operational), 22.6 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SS3
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campfield Road, Shoeburynessrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Southend-on-Sea | 1.3 |
| London Southend Airportsolar farm | solar farm | 2.5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted May 2015 | Dec 2017 | Rochford | 7.5 |
| Canewdon Road, Canewdon Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | May 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Rochford | 9.7 |
| Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm.solar farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Aug 2023 | — | Feb 2026 | Rochford | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Wellesley Hospital, Eastern Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | May 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | Southend-on-Sea | 4.5 |
| Sea Life Adventure Centre, Eastern Esplanaderooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 | Southend-on-Sea | 4.6 |
| Adventure Island, Western Esplanade Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Southend-on-Sea | 5.2 |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, London Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Southend-on-Sea | 5.6 |
| Rochford Hospital, Union Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | refusedupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | refused Mar 2026 | May 2026 | Rochford | 7.5 |
| David Lloyd Health And Fitness Centre, Snakes Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Jul 2023 | Southend-on-Sea | 8.6 |
| Clements Hall Leisure Centre, Clements Hall Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Rochford | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the SS3 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99.8 |
| Rooftop solar | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Flats 2 | 49.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | 22.6 |
| Kentish Flats | 90 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | 23.0 |
| Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension | 12 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | 33.0 |
| Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme | 108 | operationalupdated May 2018 | 36.2 |
| Gunfleet Sands II | 64.8 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | 37.6 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Southend-on-Sea decides solar, wind and battery applications
Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea
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 SS3, 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.