Renewable planning › Solar › Medway
Solar planning in Medway
Medway has decided 10 solar farms and approved 90% of them, taking a median of 2.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 17 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How Medway compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Medway sits in the 25th percentile for approval rate (3 points below the England average) and the 48th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (11)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Burnt Oak Primary School, Richmond Road - Solar Panels Burnt Oak Primary School · MC/25/2274 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.17 | Awaiting Construction | 2026-01-09 |
Gillingham Technical Centre, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Phinia Delphi UK Limited · MC/24/0189 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.32 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Gillingham Technical Centre, Phinia Courteney Road - Solar PV Systems Phinia Delphi UK Limited · MC/24/0458 · 1.1 mo to decide | 0.32 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Phinia Delphi UK Limited · MC/23/2763 · 2.7 mo to decide | 1.82 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-03-01 |
Mid Kent College, Medway Road - Solar PV Array Mid Kent College · MC/23/1733 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.4 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-09-29 |
Mid Kent College, Medway Campus - Solar Panels Mid Kent College · MC/23/1423 | 0.4 | Revised | 2023-07-17 |
Maritime Way, Gillingham - Solar Panels WD Chatham Limited · MC/22/0526� · 3 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2022-05-31 |
Morrisons Supermarket, Rochester - Solar panels WM Morrisons Supermarkets Plc · MC/22/0709 · 2.1 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-05-19 |
Mill Road - Solar panels Medway Council · MC/21/3543 · 3.1 mo to decide | 0.26 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-03-14 |
London Medway Commercial Park Pegasus Planning Group · MC/21/0092 · 3.4 mo to decide | 1.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-05-13 |
MALMAYNES HALL FARM Wessex Solar Energy · MC/14/2082 · 3.2 mo to decide | 12 | Operational | 2014-11-06 |
Does Medway approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 10 solar farms Medway has decided, 90% were approved (9 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Medway?
The median time from application to decision is 2.4 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 Medway consented?
17 MW has been consented across 9 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Medway
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.
Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com
Screen a specific site here · All authorities · UK property report