Land At Guston Court Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Land At Guston Court Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 December 2015; the record was last updated on 16 February 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 February 2016record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy West Sussex
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 14/01133
- Site area
- 9.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Guston Court Farm, Han, Guston, East Langdon Road, Dover, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4952
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 | 0.9 |
| Guston Court Farm | solar farm | 27 | refused | 1.0 |
| North Dover Wind Park | wind farm | 10 | refused | 1.8 |
| The Engine Shed Field | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Tilmanstone Colliery | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.7 |
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 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 (51.1487, 1.3283).