Chalk Pit Solar Farm (24 MW)
Chalk Pit Solar Farm is a 24 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 5 December 2025; the record was last updated on 3 June 2026.
24 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
3 June 2026record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2022 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 December 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Greentech Services
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 22/00668
- Site area
- 28.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Guston & The Lane, Guston Court Farm, Dover
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 7911
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (under construction).
Who decides
| Applications | Dover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guston Court Farm | solar farm | 27 | refused | 0.1 |
| Land At Guston Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.9 |
| North Dover Wind Park | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.5 |
| The Engine Shed Field | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
| Tilmanstone Colliery | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.4 |
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 8.4 |
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 (51.155, 1.337).