Ebbsfleet Solar Farm (5 MW)
Ebbsfleet Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2014; the record was last updated on 5 January 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2016record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 24 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Thanet Solar Ltd/ Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 13/00794
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the South of the River Stour, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, CT13 9NL
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1981
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 0.3 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 0.3 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 0.8 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 3.2 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 4.1 |
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 (51.3105, 1.3389).