Solar, wind and battery projects near St Leonards-on-Sea (TN37)
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN37 (Hastings): 6 are waiting for a planning decision, 7 approved but not yet running, 2 operational. The largest live scheme is Eastlands Farm, Catsfield - Catsfield Battery Energy Storage Facility (240 MW battery storage, approved on 4 August 2025, not yet built), 8.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN37
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensway Southwind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated Dec 2017 | Jan 2009 | granted Jul 2009 | Dec 2017 | Hastings | 1.9 |
| St Francis Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Feb 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | May 2015 | Rother | 7.3 |
| Catsfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Oct 2016 | Nov 2016 | Rother | 8.3 |
| Catsfield Christmas Tree Farm, The Streambattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 | Rother | 8.4 |
| Eastlands Farm, Catsfield - Catsfield Battery Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 240 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 | Rother | 8.4 |
| Pashley Farm, Ninfield Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 130 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Wealden | 9.0 |
| Pashley Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Nov 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Apr 2015 | Wealden | 9.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleham Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Oct 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | Hastings | 1.7 |
| Morrisons, Queens Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Hastings | 2.3 |
| Combe Haven Holiday Park, Harley Shute Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2023 | Feb 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | Hastings | 2.8 |
| Combe Haven Holiday Park, Harley Shute Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Dec 2022 | — | Jan 2023 | Hastings | 3.0 |
| Marley Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 | Rother | 6.1 |
| Arlington Energy Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Jan 2021 | Oct 2020 | granted Feb 2021 | Jan 2021 | Rother | 7.1 |
| Egerton Park Indoor Bowls Club, Bexhillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jan 2026 | Rother | 7.7 |
| Kilnwood Farm, Lunsford Crossbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | — | Nov 2021 | Wealden | 7.8 |
| Kilnwood Farm - Greener Grid Park & Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | — | Oct 2021 | Rother | 7.9 |
| Kilnwood Farm, Lunsford Crossbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | — | Nov 2021 | Rother | 7.9 |
Distance from the average position of the TN37 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Hastings decides solar, wind and battery applications
Hastings has 4 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 TN37, 4 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.