Solar, wind and battery projects near Folkestone (CT18)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CT18 (Folkestone and Hythe): 2 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Bowles Well Gardens (0.8 MW rooftop solar, approved on 26 August 2022, not yet built), 4.2 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Kentish Flats 2 (49.5 MW, operational), 37.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CT18
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martello House, Shearway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Folkestone and Hythe | 2.3 |
| Morrisons Store 148 Cheriton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Dec 2021 | Folkestone and Hythe | 3.5 |
| Bowles Well Gardensrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 | Folkestone and Hythe | 4.2 |
Distance from the average position of the CT18 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Flats 2 | 49.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | 37.5 |
| Kentish Flats | 90 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | 38.5 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Folkestone and Hythe decides solar, wind and battery applications
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.
All projects in Folkestone and Hythe
Is the status up to date?
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.