Manston Solar Farm (9.9 MW)
Manston Solar Farm is a 9.9 MW solar farm project in Thanet, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2013; the record was last updated on 23 January 2014.
9.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 January 2014record last updated
Thanetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 27 November 2012 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 March 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/12/0722
- Site area
- 13.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Great West Autos, Manston Court Road, Ramsgate, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Thanet
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1232
Who decides
| Applications | Thanet | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manston Solar Farm extension (Westwood) | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 0.5 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 0.9 |
| Hengrove Farm, Shottendane Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 2.0 |
| Sacketts Hill Farm | battery storage | 22 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 4.8 |
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 (51.3519, 1.3674).