Chapmans Hill (7 MW solar)
Chapmans Hill is a 7 MW solar project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 13 November 2015; the record was last updated on 2 December 2015.
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application withdrawnstatus in REPD
2 December 2015record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- BNRG Renewables
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 14/00419
- Address (REPD)
- Land at, Chapmans Hill, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT15 4LE
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- REPD reference
- 1948
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowdown Colliery | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.2 |
| Home Farm (Knowlton solar) | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Tilmanstone Colliery | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.6 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | operational | 7.4 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site A | solar farm | 11 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
| Marshborough Farm solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site C | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 9.2 |
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 (51.2236, 1.2134).