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Solar, wind and battery projects near Leigh-on-Sea (SS9)

27 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SS9 (Southend-on-Sea): 5 are waiting for a planning decision, 16 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Road (480 MW battery storage, approved on 17 July 2025, not yet built), 4.7 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kentish Flats 2 (49.5 MW, operational), 31.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

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

27projects within 10 km
5awaiting a decision
16approved, not running
3operational

Projects within 10 km of SS9

Projects of 1 MW and more (13)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
London Southend Airportsolar farmsolar farm2.5operationalupdated Dec 2017Mar 2015granted May 2015Dec 2017Rochford3.7
Fairlawns Farm, Chelmsford Roadbattery storagebattery storage480approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025Jul 2024granted Jul 2025Nov 2025Rochford4.7
Great Wheatley Road Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm30under constructionupdated Jun 2026Mar 2022granted Mar 2024Jun 2026Rochford4.8
Rayleigh Transforming Stationbattery storagebattery storage10.8permission expiredupdated Mar 2020May 2017granted Aug 2017Mar 2020Rochford5.4
Dollymans Storagebattery storagebattery storage100operationalupdated May 2021May 2021granted Nov 2021May 2021Rochford7.4
Canewdon Road, Canewdon Solar Photovoltaic Farmsolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024May 2023granted Jan 2024Jan 2024Rochford7.6
Fambridge Road/Canewdon Roadsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Feb 2016Oct 2014granted Apr 2015Feb 2016Rochford7.9
Fambridge Road/Canewdon Roadsolar farmsolar farm5permission expiredupdated Aug 2018Oct 2014granted Apr 2015Aug 2018Rochford7.9
South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storagesolar farmsolar farm50under constructionupdated Mar 2025Jun 2021granted Dec 2021Mar 2025Rochford8.5
South Fambridge Hall Solar farm & Battery storagebattery storagebattery storage20under constructionupdated Mar 2025Jun 2021granted Dec 2021Mar 2025Rochford8.5
Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road Solar Photovoltaic Farm.solar farmsolar farm50application submitted may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026Aug 2023—Feb 2026Rochford9.1
Rayleigh Spur Roundabout, Benfleetbattery storagebattery storage150application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jul 2025—Aug 2025Basildon9.4
Campfield Road, Shoeburynessrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Jan 2024Feb 2024Southend-on-Sea9.9
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
David Lloyd Health And Fitness Centre, Snakes Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2023Jul 2023—Jul 2023Southend-on-Sea1.8
London Road, Hadleighrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024Dec 2023granted Feb 2024Feb 2024Castle Point3.1
Sainsburys Supermarkets, London Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025Mar 2025granted May 2025Jun 2025Southend-on-Sea4.3
Clements Hall Leisure Centre, Clements Hall Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Oct 2024granted Nov 2024Jan 2025Rochford4.7
Rochford Hospital, Union Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3refusedupdated May 2026Feb 2026refused Mar 2026May 2026Rochford4.8
Adventure Island, Western Esplanade Solar Arraysrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated Mar 2025Jan 2025granted Feb 2025Mar 2025Southend-on-Sea5.1
Spire Wellesley Hospital, Eastern Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025May 2024granted Dec 2024Jan 2025Southend-on-Sea5.3
Castle View School, Foksville Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024Jun 2024granted Jul 2024Aug 2024Castle Point5.5
Sea Life Adventure Centre, Eastern Esplanaderooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023Mar 2023granted Apr 2023Apr 2023Southend-on-Sea5.8
Southend Arterial Roadbattery storagebattery storage—application submitted may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024Feb 2024—Mar 2024Basildon7.4
Sewage Pumping Station, Rushbottom Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage0.2application submittedupdated Aug 2025Jul 2025—Aug 2025Castle Point7.5
Morrisons PV Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022Feb 2022granted Mar 2022Feb 2022Castle Point7.8
Unit 1, Watkins Closerooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023May 2023granted Jul 2023Jul 2023Basildon9.6
Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Hovefields Avenuebattery storagebattery storage0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2026Dec 2025granted Mar 2026May 2026Basildon9.9

Distance from the average position of the SS9 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 farm71320180
Rooftop solar12110013.8
Battery storage83310650

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

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Kentish Flats 249.5operationalupdated Jun 201631.9
Kentish Flats90operationalupdated Oct 201732.4

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 SS9, 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.

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