Land South of Dowle Street (9 MW solar)
Land South of Dowle Street is a 9 MW solar project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 23 June 2015; the record was last updated on 4 August 2015.
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refused on appealstatus in REPD
4 August 2015record last updated
Ashfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 26 February 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 April 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 June 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 8 (Pluckley) Limited
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- 13/00789/AS
- Appeal reference
- APP/E2205/A/14/2215733
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of railway and south of, Dowle Street Road, Pluckley, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2294
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Farm | solar farm | 6.9 | operational | 3.2 |
| East Lenham Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 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 (51.1569, 0.7651).