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Solar planning in Thanet
Thanet has decided 20 solar farms and approved 95% of them, taking a median of 2.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 104 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Thanet compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Thanet 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (22)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Birchington Vale Caravan Park, Shottendane Road - Solar Panels Park Holidays UK Limited · PN12/TH/25/1382 | 0.17 | Application Submitted | 2026-02-12 |
East Kent College, Ramsgate Road - Solar Panels Kent Community Energy Limited · PN12/TH/25/1176 · 1.3 mo to decide | 0.29 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-15 |
Hengrove Farm House, Shottendane Road - Solar Panels Fram Farmers Limited · PN12/TH/25/0807 · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-27 |
Waste Processing Plant, Manston Road North - Solar Farm Speciality Breads Limited · F/TH/25/0162 · 3.7 mo to decide | 2.7 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-30 |
Hengrove Farm House, Shottendane Road - Solar Panels Fram Farmers Limited · CD/TH/25/0699 | 0.15 | Revised | 2025-07-15 |
St Nicholas Court Farm, Court Road - Solar Panels St Nicholas Court Farms Limited · PN12/TH/25/0557 · 1.5 mo to decide | 0.15 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-07-01 |
Laleham Gap School, Ozengell Place - Solar Photovoltaics Panels Solar Options for Schools Limited · PN12/TH/25/0350 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.2 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-05-27 |
Ramsgate Sports Centre, High Street - Solar Panels & Battery Storage Thanet District Council · F/TH/25/0057 · 2.3 mo to decide | 0.39 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-25 |
Jutes Lane, Weatherlees Hill - Solar Panels Southern Water Services Limited Head Office · KCC/TH/0041/2024 · 7.4 mo to decide | 3.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-15 |
Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road - Solar Farm Industria Solar Bedworth Limited · F/TH/23/1209 · 11.2 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-08-28 |
The Corporation Of St Lawrence College, College Road - Solar Panels Sloane and Brown · F/TH/23/0731 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.35 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-07-28 |
Watson Yard, Monkton - Solar PV Panels Roe Timber Frame Limited · PN12/TH/23/0045 · 1.2 mo to decide | 0.23 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-02-21 |
Fuji Film Sericol, Patricia Way - Solar Panels Fuji Film Sericol · F/TH/22/1403 · 1.7 mo to decide | 0.96 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-19 |
hanet Earth, Barrow Man Road - Solar Panel Array Beba Energy Uk Limited · PN12/TH/22/1136 · 1.8 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-20 |
Continental Approach - Solar Panels Roe Timber Frame Limited · CD/TH/21/0785 · 5 mo to decide | 0.2 | Operational | 2021-11-04 |
Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane - Solar PV panels The Benedictine Nuns of St Mildreds Priory · F/TH/21/1365 | 33 | Under Construction | 2021-09-09 |
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mothers Hospital East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · F/TH/19/0959 · 4.7 mo to decide | 0.4 | Operational | 2019-11-29 |
Land near Manston Solar Planning · F/TH/14/0645 · 2.5 mo to decide | 8.1 | Application Refused | 2014-10-13 |
Thorne Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · F/TH/13/0596 · 5.5 mo to decide | 6.2 | Operational | 2014-01-15 |
Manston Solar Farm extension (Westwood) Sunsave 16 Ltd/ Vogt Solar · F/TH/13/0315 · 2.5 mo to decide | 9.2 | Operational | 2013-07-24 |
Manston Solar Farm Vogt Solar · F/TH/12/0722 · 2.3 mo to decide | 9.9 | Operational | 2012-11-27 |
Ebbsfleet Farm Solar Farm GKA Limited · F/TH/11/0029 · 1.5 mo to decide | 4.9 | Operational | 2011-03-18 |
Does Thanet approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 20 solar farms Thanet 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 Thanet?
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 Thanet consented?
104 MW has been consented across 19 approved schemes, with 8 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Thanet
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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