Marshborough Farm solar park (5 MW)
Marshborough Farm solar park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 November 2015; the record was last updated on 1 February 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2016record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 February 2015 | Application submitted |
| 29 May 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 November 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 15/00115
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Marshborough Farm, Marshborough, Sandwich
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5117
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshborough Farm solar park 13/00332 | 12.8 | 4 May 2013 | refused 13 August 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | Dover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharf Road, Discovery Park | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Ebbsfleet Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 4.6 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 4.6 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 4.7 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Home Farm (Knowlton solar) | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane | solar farm | 33 | under construction | 6.0 |
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 (51.2774, 1.3072).