Kenardington Place Farm (7 MW solar farm)
Kenardington Place Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 30 September 2015.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 23 January 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 15 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2014 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- 13/01074/AS
- Site area
- 14.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Kenardington Place Farm, Appledore Road, Kenardington, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2LZ
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- Time to decision
- 49 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2138
Who decides
| Applications | Ashford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appledore Road, Kenardington Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Martin Farm, St. Marys Road | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| St Mary in the Marsh | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Sycamore Farm | solar farm | 20 | operational | 8.8 |
| Stonestreet Green Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 99.9 | approved, not built | 10.0 |
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 (51.0612, 0.8125).