Renewable energy projects in Dartford
23 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Dartford (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 14 approved but not running, 2 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 18 decided applications (6%; UK 19%), with a median 9 weeks from submission to decision.
23projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
6%of decisions refused
How Dartford decides
| Applications | Dartford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Dartford
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleetbattery storage | battery storage | 300 | refusedupdated Jan 2025 | Apr 2024 | refused Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Dartford BESSbattery storage | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Bean Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 104 | application withdrawnupdated Jan 2026 | Apr 2025 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Darenth Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | May 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| New Barn Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 35 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Broadditch Battery Energybattery storage | battery storage | 11 | operationalupdated Feb 2026 | May 2018 | granted Aug 2018 | Feb 2026 |
| Land Adjacent Davanden Kennelsbattery storage | battery storage | 7.5 | abandonedupdated Feb 2020 | May 2018 | — | Feb 2020 |
| Littlebrook Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 7.5 | operationalupdated Feb 2026 | Jul 2016 | granted Sep 2016 | Feb 2026 |
| Albion Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2020 | Jul 2019 | — | Jun 2020 |
| Bluewater Shopping Centre, Upper Thames Walk Solar Photovoltaic Panelrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Neatscourtbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | abandonedupdated Jun 2020 | Jun 2017 | — | Jun 2020 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Gateway Distribution Centre, Central Road Northrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| One Hundred House, Brunel Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Littlebrook DC1, Shield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Northern Gateway Distribution Centre,Central Road Northrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — |
| Millbrook Garden Centre, Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| Fairfield Pool, Lowfield Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| David Lloyd Sports Centre, Darenth Road Solar Photo Voltaic Systemrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| Riverbridge House, Admirals Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| Fairfield Centre, Lowfield Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Dartford Grammar School For Boys, West Hillrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| Princes Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Littlebrook Hospital, Bow Arrow Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Apr 2026 | granted Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 |
Postcode districts in Dartford
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Dartford by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.