Solar, wind and battery projects near Tenterden (TN30)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of TN30 (Ashford): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Appledore Road, Kenardington Solar Farm (35 MW solar farm, application submitted on 7 July 2025, no decision recorded), 6.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of TN30
Projects of 1 MW and more (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appledore Road, Kenardington Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 | Ashford | 6.8 |
| Kenardington Place Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | Oct 2013 | granted Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Ashford | 8.1 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrofrost, Hobbs Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jan 2026 | Rother | 8.7 |
Distance from the average position of the TN30 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Ashford decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Ashford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
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.