East Lenham Solar Farm (6.6 MW)
East Lenham Solar Farm is a 6.6 MW solar farm project in Maidstone, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2014; the record was last updated on 29 September 2015.
6.6 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 September 2015record last updated
Maidstonecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2012 | Application submitted |
| 1 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Laurence Associates
- Planning authority
- Maidstone
- Planning application reference
- 12/0013
- Site area
- 14.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Lenham Farm, East Lenham Road, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent,
- Council area (by location)
- Maidstone
- Time to decision
- 41 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1816
Who decides
| Applications | Maidstone | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land South of Dowle Street | solar | 9 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| Pitstock Farm | solar farm | 41 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
| Oaklands Farm | solar farm | 6.9 | 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 (51.2274, 0.7119).