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Land off Ford Lane
Land off Ford Lane is an operational 4.7 MW solar farm in Tonbridge and Malling, generating since 17 November 2016. Planning permission was granted on 30 November 2015, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Trina Solar.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 July 2015 |
| Permission granted | 30 November 2015 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 17 November 2016 12 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Kent Downs
- Green Belt — Tonbridge and Malling
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Tonbridge and Malling’s record on solar
Tonbridge and Malling has decided 8 solar farms and approved 88%, taking a median of 1.8 months. See every solar farm decision in Tonbridge and Malling →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Landfill Gas · Operational | 1.2 | 1.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 10.2 | 2.3 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 3 | 4 km |
Landfill Gas · Operational | 4.5 | 4.1 km |
Battery · Operational | 29 | 7.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.5 | 9.7 km |
EfW Incineration · Operational | 51 | 10.4 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 49.5 | 11.5 km |
How big is Land off Ford Lane?
Land off Ford Lane has a recorded installed capacity of 4.7 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Land off Ford Lane?
REPD records the operator as Trina Solar. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Land off Ford Lane approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 July 2015. Permission was granted on 30 November 2015, 4 months later. The site became operational on 17 November 2016, 12 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 5572.
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