Renewable energy projects in Folkestone and Hythe
12 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Folkestone and Hythe (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 5 approved but not running, 4 operational and 0 refused.
How Folkestone and Hythe decides
Folkestone and Hythe has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Folkestone and Hythe
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cheyne Court Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 59.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2009 | Nov 2002 | granted Oct 2005 | Jul 2009 |
| Sycamore Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | operationalupdated Jul 2014 | Oct 2012 | granted Jan 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| St Mary in the Marshsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 |
| Martin Farm, St. Marys Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Harringe Brooks Wind Parkwind farm | wind farm | 15 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2018 | May 2012 | — | Jun 2018 |
| Agney Farmwind farm | wind farm | 8 | appeal withdrawnupdated Feb 2016 | Jan 2013 | — | Feb 2016 |
| Dengemarsh Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Feb 2017 | granted Apr 2017 | Dec 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowles Well Gardensrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| The Marsh Academy, Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| Morrisons Store 148 Cheriton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Dec 2021 |
| New Romney Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Martello House, Shearway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CT19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CT20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CT21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| TN28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| TN29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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 Folkestone and Hythe by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.