Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane (33 MW solar farm)
Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane is a 33 MW solar farm project in Thanet, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 April 2022; the record was last updated on 23 September 2021.
33 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 September 2021record last updated
Thanetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 33 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 September 2021
- Operator or applicant
- The Benedictine Nuns of St Mildreds Priory
- Planning authority
- Thanet
- Planning application reference
- F/TH/21/1365
- Site area
- 0.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Minster Abbey Bedlam Court Lane, Ramsgate
- Council area (by location)
- Thanet
- Name in REPD
- Minster Abbey, Bedlam Court Lane - Solar PV panels
- REPD reference
- 9681
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorne Farm | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 2.2 |
| Ebbsfleet Lane | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Ebbsfleet Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 2 | battery storage | 50.1 | operational | 2.8 |
| Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 2.8 |
| Richborough Energy Park - Phase 3 (Sheaf) | battery storage | 249 | under construction | 3.0 |
| Harrington Franklin, Richborough Energy Park | battery storage | 49.9 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Land near Manston | solar | 8.1 | refused | 3.6 |
| Manston Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | operational | 4.1 |
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 (51.3313, 1.3177).