Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road Solar Farm (30 MW)
Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road Solar Farm is a 30 MW solar farm project in Thanet, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 August 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 13 September 2024.
30 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
13 September 2024record last updated
Thanetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 28 August 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 August 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 13 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Industria Solar Bedworth Limited
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/23/1209
- Site area
- 41.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E And W/O Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road, Margate
- Council area (by location)
- Thanet
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 15013
Who decides
| Applications | Thanet | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manston Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | operational | 1.4 |
| Manston Solar Farm extension (Westwood) | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 1.6 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 2.2 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 2.9 |
| Sacketts Hill Farm | battery storage | 22 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 5.8 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 5.8 |
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 (51.3634, 1.3603).