Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 December 2025; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Canterburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA/25/00570
- Site area
- 94.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of Marley Lane Hoath
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8892
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Woodlands Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.4 |
| Owls Hatch Road | solar farm | 48 | operational | 6.5 |
| Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 7.1 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | operational | 7.1 |
| Molehill Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 7.5 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 9.1 |
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 (51.3318, 1.1862).