Suncoast Solar Farm (20 MW)
Suncoast Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Eastbourne, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 February 2026.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 19 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 February 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Low Carbon Solar Park 20 Limited
- Planning authority
- Eastbourne
- Planning application reference
- 230800
- Site area
- 31.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Adjacent Eastbourne Golf Club Lottbridge Drove Eastbourne
- Council area (by location)
- Eastbourne
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 14402
Recorded together with Suncoast Battery Storage (5 MW battery storage, approved, not built).
Who decides
Eastbourne has 8 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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepham Lane | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Natewood Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Wilbees Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.789, 0.2867).