East Stour Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
East Stour Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 27 June 2022, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 12 July 2022. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2022 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 12 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- 22/00668/AS
- Site area
- 103.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land south of M20 and south of railway line to the east and west of, Church Lane, Aldington
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- REPD reference
- 9402
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge Farm | solar farm | 10.6 | operational | 1.1 |
| Sellindge Substation, Church Lane | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Harringe Brooks Wind Park | wind farm | 15 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Stonestreet Green Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 99.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Forty Acre Wood, The Street | battery storage | 300 | refused | 5.4 |
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 (51.0929, 0.9711).