Solar, wind and battery projects near Romney Marsh (TN29)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN29 (Folkestone and Hythe): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 3 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is St Mary in the Marsh (16 MW solar farm, application submitted on 28 March 2025, no decision recorded), 3.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN29
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary in the Marshsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | Mar 2025 | — | May 2025 | Folkestone and Hythe | 3.7 |
| Martin Farm, St. Marys Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Folkestone and Hythe | 3.7 |
| Sycamore Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | operationalupdated Jul 2014 | Oct 2012 | granted Jan 2013 | Jul 2014 | Folkestone and Hythe | 3.9 |
| Agney Farmwind farm | wind farm | 8 | appeal withdrawnupdated Feb 2016 | Jan 2013 | — | Feb 2016 | Folkestone and Hythe | 5.6 |
| Dengemarsh Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Feb 2017 | granted Apr 2017 | Dec 2017 | Folkestone and Hythe | 6.8 |
| Little Cheyne Court Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 59.8 | operationalupdated Jul 2009 | Nov 2002 | granted Oct 2005 | Jul 2009 | Folkestone and Hythe | 8.4 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marsh Academy, Station Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | Folkestone and Hythe | 1.3 |
| New Romney Wastewater Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Apr 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 | Folkestone and Hythe | 1.9 |
Distance from the average position of the TN29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.