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Solar planning in Canterbury
Canterbury has decided 20 solar farms and approved 95% of them, taking a median of 2.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 155 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Canterbury compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Canterbury sits in the 43rd percentile for approval rate (2 points above the England average) and the 51st percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (24)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage Enso Energy Limited · CA/25/00570 · 8.4 mo to decide | 49.9 | Application Refused | 2025-12-08 |
Howfield Farm, Howfield Lane - Solar Panels Mansfield Property Investments Limited · CA/25/01656 · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-30 |
Nickle Farm, Mansfield Farms - Solar Panels F W Mansfield & Sons · CA/25/00714 · 3 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-25 |
Kings School Recreation Centre, St Stephens Road - Solar Panels SNRG · CA/25/00645 · 3.7 mo to decide | 0.18 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-25 |
Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Solar Farm Renewable Connections Developments Limited · CA/24/02283 · 9.4 mo to decide | 38 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-04 |
Mansfield Farm, Bridge - Solar Panels F W Mansfield & Sons · CA/25/00334 · 2 mo to decide | 0.24 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-28 |
Nickle Farm, Nickle Lane - Solar Panels F W Mansfield & Sons · CA/25/00397 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-28 |
University Of Kent, Templeman Library - Solar PV panels Siemens (Farnborough) · CA/24/01982 · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.27 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-20 |
Parker Steel, Vauxhall Industrial Road - Solar Panels Parker Tools · CA/24/01599 · 1.5 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-29 |
Nickle Farm, Nickle Lane - Solar Panels F W Mansfield & Sons · CA/24/01505 · 1.6 mo to decide | 0.31 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-10-22 |
Swalecliffe Community Primary School, Bridgefield Road - Solar Panels Private Developer · CA/23/01196 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-08-24 |
Morrisons, Ten Perch Road - Solar Pv Panels WM Morrisons Supermarkets Plc · CA/22/02293 · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.42 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-13 |
Mansfield Farms, Nickle Lane - Solar Array F W Mansfield & Sons · CA/22/02228 · 1.4 mo to decide | 0.37 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-01 |
Mansfield Farms, Nickle Lane - Solar Array F W Mansfield & Sons · CA/22/01615 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.37 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-09-15 |
Nickle Farm Beba Energy · CA/21/00338 · 10.4 mo to decide | 0.35 | Operational | 2021-12-24 |
Amery Court Farm - Solar Array ESS Limited · CA/21/02472 | — | Application Submitted | 2021-10-22 |
Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm Vattenfall · CA/20/02204 · 5.1 mo to decide | 20 | Planning Permission Expired | 2021-03-05 |
Owls Hatch Road Cubico Sustainable Investments · CA//14/01792 · 5.3 mo to decide | 48 | Operational | 2015-01-30 |
Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site B Green Energy UK Direct Ltd · CA//14/00086 | 16.6 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-09-01 |
Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site C Green Energy UK Direct Ltd · CA//14/00085 | 12 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-09-01 |
Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site A Green Energy UK Direct Ltd · CA//14/00087 | 11 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-09-01 |
Woodlands Farm Solar Park Lightsource Renewable Energy · CA//14/00169 · 2.6 mo to decide | 10 | Operational | 2014-05-07 |
Molehill Farm Bluefield Solar Income Fund · CA//13/02004 · 3.2 mo to decide | 18 | Operational | 2014-02-05 |
Littlebourne Bluefield Solar Income Fund · CA//13/01750 · 3.2 mo to decide | 17 | Operational | 2014-01-08 |
Does Canterbury approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 20 solar farms Canterbury has decided, 95% were approved (19 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Canterbury?
The median time from application to decision is 2.3 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Canterbury consented?
155 MW has been consented across 19 approved schemes, with 50 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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