Solar, wind and battery projects near Folkestone (CT20)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CT20 (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), 2.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CT20
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisons Store 148 Cheriton Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | operationalupdated Dec 2021 | Nov 2021 | granted Mar 2022 | Dec 2021 | Folkestone and Hythe | 0.6 |
| Martello House, Shearway Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Folkestone and Hythe | 1.8 |
| Bowles Well Gardensrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 | Folkestone and Hythe | 2.5 |
Distance from the average position of the CT20 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.
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.