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Solar, wind and battery projects near Benfleet (SS7)

39 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SS7 (Castle Point): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 18 approved but not yet running, 6 operational. The largest live scheme is Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road (480 MW battery storage, approved on 17 July 2025, not yet built), 3.4 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kentish Flats 2 (49.5 MW, operational), 36.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

39projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
6operational

Projects within 10 km of SS7

Projects of 1 MW and more (16)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Great Wheatley Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm30under constructionupdated Jun 2026Mar 2022granted Mar 2024Jun 2026Rochford2.5
Rayleigh Transforming Stationbattery storagebattery storage10.8permission expiredupdated Mar 2020May 2017granted Aug 2017Mar 2020Rochford2.7
Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Roadbattery storagebattery storage480approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2024granted Jul 2025Nov 2025Rochford3.4
Dollymans Storagebattery storagebattery storage100operationalupdated May 2021May 2021granted Nov 2021May 2021Rochford3.6
Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleetbattery storagebattery storage150application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jul 2025—Aug 2025Basildon5.1
Land adjacent to the former Coryton Refinerysolar farmsolar farm5abandonedupdated Nov 2017Sep 2015granted Feb 2016Nov 2017Thurrock6.4
Nevendonbattery storagebattery storage10operationalupdated Mar 2017——Mar 2017Basildon6.7
Nevendon Battery Storage Extensionbattery storagebattery storage5operationalupdated Feb 2025Jan 2023granted May 2023Feb 2025Basildon6.7
Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage57approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Apr 2023granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Basildon6.7
Southlands Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm24.6approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Apr 2023granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Basildon6.7
Marsh Farm, Fobbing Solar Arrays & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9application withdrawnupdated Jun 2024Jul 2023—Jun 2024Thurrock8.0
London Southend Airportsolar farmsolar farm2.5operationalupdated Dec 2017Mar 2015granted May 2015Dec 2017Rochford8.1
Gateway Energy Centrebattery storagebattery storage450approved, not builtupdated Dec 2021Nov 2021granted Jan 2023Dec 2021Thurrock8.2
Battlesbridge Bypass, Rettendonbattery storagebattery storage100refusedupdated Oct 2021Feb 2022refused May 2022Oct 2021Chelmsford8.5
Crays Hall Farm Solar Arrayssolar farmsolar farm25.6operationalupdated Jun 2026Mar 2022granted Aug 2023Jun 2026Basildon9.3
Whites Farmbattery storagebattery storage49.9refusedupdated Aug 2023Jul 2022refused Jul 2023Aug 2023Basildon9.6
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (23)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
London Road, Hadleighrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024Castle Point2.2
Sewage Pumping Station, Rushbottom Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jul 2025—Aug 2025Castle Point2.5
Southend Arterial Roadbattery storagebattery storage—application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024Feb 2024—Mar 2024Basildon3.4
Unit 1, Watkins Closerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023May 2023granted Jul 2023Jul 2023Basildon4.7
Morrisons PV Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022Feb 2022granted Mar 2022Feb 2022Castle Point4.8
Castle View School, Foksville Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024Jun 2024granted Jul 2024Aug 2024Castle Point4.8
Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Hovefields Avenuebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2026Dec 2025granted Mar 2026May 2026Basildon5.0
Tesco Extra Hazelmererooftop solarrooftop solar0.4operationalupdated Oct 2019Jan 2019granted Mar 2019Oct 2019Basildon5.2
Tesco Extra, Hazelmerebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2025Jan 2025granted Apr 2025May 2025Basildon5.2
J Sainsbury, Cricketers Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025Feb 2025granted Mar 2025Apr 2025Basildon6.2
David Lloyd Health And Fitness Centre, Snakes Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023Jul 2023—Jul 2023Southend-on-Sea6.4
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023Nov 2022granted Dec 2022Jan 2023Basildon6.6
Bromfords School, Grange Avenue - Redevelopmentrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Jul 2025granted Oct 2025Apr 2026Basildon6.7
Whitmore Way - Micro Energy Storage Projectbattery storagebattery storage0.2application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025Feb 2025—Dec 2025Basildon6.8
Memorial Park - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025Feb 2025—Dec 2025Basildon7.1
Clements Hall Leisure Centre, Clements Hall Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Oct 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Rochford7.4
Marsh Farm, Fobbing Solar Arrays & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage—application withdrawnupdated Jun 2024Jul 2023—Jun 2024Thurrock8.0
Endeavour Point, Endeavour Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submittedupdated Jan 2025Nov 2024—Jan 2025Basildon8.1
David Lloyd Leisure, Festival Way - Soalr Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024Basildon8.4
Ambrose Close & Gloucester Park, Broadmaynebattery storagebattery storage0.2application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025Feb 2025—Dec 2025Basildon8.5
Rochford Hospital, Union Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3refusedupdated May 2026Feb 2026refused Mar 2026May 2026Rochford9.0
Miles Gray Road, Steeple View - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2026Jan 2026granted Mar 2026May 2026Basildon9.2
Sainsburys Supermarkets, London Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Southend-on-Sea9.4

Distance from the average position of the SS7 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 farm6022054.6
Rooftop solar14210114.2
Battery storage1936321,138

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Kentish Flats 249.5operationalupdated Jun 201636.9
Kentish Flats90operationalupdated Oct 201737.5

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 Castle Point decides solar, wind and battery applications

Castle Point 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.

All projects in Castle Point

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 SS7, 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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