Appledore Road, Kenardington Solar Farm (35 MW)
Appledore Road, Kenardington Solar Farm is a 35 MW solar farm project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 August 2025.
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application submittedstatus in REPD
14 August 2025record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Quintas Cleantech
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- PA/2025/1201
- Site area
- 60.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North of Appledore road, Kenardington
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- Name in REPD
- Appledore Road, Kenardington - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17906
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenardington Place Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 1.4 |
| Martin Farm, St. Marys Road | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| St Mary in the Marsh | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 8.5 |
| Sycamore Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 9.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.0589, 0.7932).