Home Farm (Knowlton solar) (11.5 MW)
Home Farm (Knowlton solar) is an 11.5 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2014; the record was last updated on 2 April 2014.
11.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 April 2014record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 May 2013 | Application submitted |
| 7 October 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 20 (Knowlton) Ltd/ Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 13/00405
- Site area
- 15.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Home Farmhouse, Knowlton, Goodnestone, Canterbury, CT3 1PT
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Home Farm (Knowlton - solar)
- REPD reference
- 1382
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Tilmanstone Colliery | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.9 |
| Chapmans Hill | solar | 7 | application withdrawn | 3.8 |
| Snowdown Colliery | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.0 |
| Marshborough Farm solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| The Engine Shed Field | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 6.8 |
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| North Dover Wind Park | wind farm | 10 | refused | 8.7 |
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 (51.2349, 1.2649).