Molehill Farm (18 MW solar farm)
Molehill Farm is an 18 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 20 April 2015.
18 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
20 April 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Solar Income Fund
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA//13/02004
- Site area
- 21.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Molehill Farm, Chestfield, Whitestable, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2367
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Owls Hatch Road | solar farm | 48 | operational | 1.1 |
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Woodlands Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.4 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.5 |
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 (51.3566, 1.0854).