Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm (38 MW)
Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm is a 38 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 July 2025.
38 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
28 July 2025record last updated
Canterburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 July 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 38 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA/24/02283
- Site area
- 79.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road, Tyler Hill, Canterbury
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17454
Who decides
| Applications | Canterbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.8 |
| Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 4.3 |
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Owls Hatch Road | solar farm | 48 | operational | 4.6 |
| Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Molehill Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 4.8 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | operational | 6.7 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site B | solar farm | 16.6 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site C | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
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 (51.314, 1.0723).