Guston Court Farm (27 MW solar farm)
Guston Court Farm is a 27 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 26 September 2014; the record was last updated on 6 October 2014.
27 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
6 October 2014record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 26 September 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Guston A Solar Farm Ltd & Guston C Solar Farm Ltd
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 14/00153
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Guston Court Farm, East Langdon Road, Guston, Dover, CT15 5EX
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2156
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Pit Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | under construction | 0.1 |
| Land At Guston Court Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.0 |
| North Dover Wind Park | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.6 |
| The Engine Shed Field | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 4.5 |
| Tilmanstone Colliery | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.4 |
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 8.4 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 8.4 |
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 (51.1556, 1.3382).