Hadlow Place solar farm (14.3 MW)
Hadlow Place solar farm is a 14.3 MW solar farm project in Tunbridge Wells, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 March 2015; the record was last updated on 28 May 2015.
14.3 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 May 2015record last updated
Tunbridge Wellscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 27 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2014 | Construction started |
| 27 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 14.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Hadlow Solar Park
- Planning authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Planning application reference
- 14/00870/FULL
- Site area
- 26.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- OS Plots 0072 6400 4568 Off Sherenden Road Tudeley Tonbridge Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Tunbridge Wells
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1905
Who decides
| Applications | Tunbridge Wells | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capel Grange Solar Park | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 1.6 |
| Capel Grange | solar farm | 10.4 | refused | 1.6 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hill | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Paddock Wood | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.2 |
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 7.8 |
| Eckley Farms, Marden Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 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 (51.1869, 0.3409).