Malmaynes Hall Farm (12 MW solar farm)
Malmaynes Hall Farm is a 12 MW solar farm project in Medway, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 19 June 2015.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 June 2015record last updated
Medwaycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2014 | Application submitted |
| 6 November 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 June 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Wessex Solar Energy
- Planning authority
- Medway
- Planning application reference
- MC/14/2082
- Site area
- 26.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- LAND OFF MALMAYNES HALL FARM, MALMAYNES HALL ROAD, STOKE, ROCHESTER, KENT
- Council area (by location)
- Medway
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Name in REPD
- MALMAYNES HALL FARM
- REPD reference
- 2135
Who decides
| Applications | Medway | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 10 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry's Farm Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused | 4.5 |
| Power Station Road, Isle Of Grain | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Port of Sheerness Wind Farm (was Lappel Bank) | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (51.4551, 0.6142).