Great Pagehurst Farm (13.6 MW solar farm)
Great Pagehurst Farm is a 13.6 MW solar farm project in Maidstone, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 10 April 2017; the record was last updated on 26 April 2017.
13.6 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
26 April 2017record last updated
Maidstonecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 22 April 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 10 April 2017 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 26 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 22 (Pagehurst Farm) Limited
- Planning authority
- Maidstone
- Planning application reference
- 13/1456
- Appeal reference
- APP/U2235/W/16/3146969
- Site area
- 20.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Great Pagehurst Farm, Pagehurst Road, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Maidstone
- Time to decision
- 125 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2315
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widehurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Pattenden Lane Solar PV Energy | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Eckley Farms, Marden Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Land At Pullen Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 5.5 |
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.4 |
| Paddock Wood | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 7.4 |
| Huggin's Hall (Extension) | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expired | 8.8 |
| Huggin's Hall | battery storage | 40 | operational | 8.8 |
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 (51.1727, 0.5185).