Littlebourne (17 MW solar farm)
Littlebourne is a 17 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 November 2014; the record was last updated on 5 March 2015.
17 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 March 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 8 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 July 2014 | Construction started |
| 13 November 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 March 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Solar Income Fund
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA//13/01750
- Site area
- 22.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Elbridge farm, Stturry, Cantenbury, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2379
Who decides
| Applications | Canterbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site A | solar farm | 11 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site B | solar farm | 16.6 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site C | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Woodlands Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 5.9 |
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.1 |
| Chapmans Hill | solar | 7 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Snowdown Colliery | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 8.5 |
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 (51.2738, 1.1439).