Renewable energy projects in Swale
46 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Swale (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 27 approved but not running, 15 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 5 of 40 decided applications (12%; UK 19%), with a median 15 weeks from submission to decision.
46projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
27approved, not running
12%of decisions refused
How Swale decides
| Applications | Swale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Projects in Swale
Projects of 1 MW and more (27)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rides Farm, Leysdown Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 1,000 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Cleve Hill Solar Projectsolar farm | solar farm | 373 | operationalupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2018 | granted Jan 2021 | Jul 2025 |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Cleve Hill Solar Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 150 | operationalupdated Jul 2025 | Nov 2018 | granted May 2020 | Jul 2025 |
| Kemsley Energy Park Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 120 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Mar 2023 | granted Sep 2024 | Nov 2025 |
| Kemsley Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | operationalupdated Mar 2026 | May 2019 | granted Sep 2019 | Mar 2026 |
| Raspberrysolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2022 | granted Jun 2024 | Jun 2026 |
| Pitstock Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 41 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | Jan 2024 | granted Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| Land off Queenborough Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | under constructionupdated Jan 2021 | Jun 2017 | granted Oct 2017 | Jan 2021 |
| Vigo Lane, Borden Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | May 2023 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Tonge Corner Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 22 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Mar 2014 | granted Aug 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Plot 2B EurolinkVbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | under constructionupdated Dec 2021 | May 2019 | granted Jul 2019 | Dec 2021 |
| Bobbing solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2016 | May 2014 | granted Dec 2015 | Apr 2016 |
| South Lees Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 11 | operationalupdated Dec 2014 | Oct 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| Orchard Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | operationalupdated Mar 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Mar 2016 |
| New Rides Farm - Photovoltaic Panelssolar farm | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Feb 2026 |
| Littles Manor Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9.5 | refused on appealupdated Nov 2014 | Jul 2013 | refused Nov 2013 | Nov 2014 |
| New Rides Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operationalupdated May 2019 | Jan 2014 | granted Aug 2017 | May 2019 |
| Port of Sheerness Wind Farm (was Lappel Bank)wind farm | wind farm | 8.2 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Aug 2008 | granted Mar 2009 | Oct 2016 |
| Old Rides solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated Mar 2014 | Nov 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| Abbey Fields Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 |
| HMP Standford Hillwind farm | wind farm | 4.6 | operationalupdated Mar 2013 | Dec 2010 | granted Nov 2011 | Mar 2013 |
| Knauf UK Sittingbourne, Barge Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 3.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Morrisons roof mounted solarrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 2 | operationalupdated Feb 2014 | May 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Feb 2014 |
| Iwade Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.7 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Jan 2013 | granted Jul 2013 | Nov 2016 |
| Floplast, Castle Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Wienerberger, Castle Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenborough Business Park, Main Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Cook Pastry and Piesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Hempstead Farm, Hempstead Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Castle Road, Eurolinkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Ewell Farm, Graveney Road -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Tesco Super-Store (Bridge Road)rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated Jan 2020 | Jan 2019 | granted Mar 2019 | Jan 2020 |
| Park Central, Cullet Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Kemsley Fields Business Park, Ridham Dock Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| Brabazon Road, Eastchurchrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| Thames Reinforcements Limited, New Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated May 2022 | Apr 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 |
| Norham Farm, Selling Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Energy Recovery Facility, Barge Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Shepherd Neame, North Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Castle Road, Eurolinkbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Feb 2025 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| The Promenade, Leysdownrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Cold Store, Rushett Lane Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Raspberrybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2022 | granted Jun 2024 | Jun 2026 |
| HM Prison Swaleside, Brabazon Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Main Road, Sheerness Docksrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Mar 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Swale
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
| ME10 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| ME11 | 39 | 2 | 22 | 12 |
| ME12 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| ME13 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
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 Swale by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.