New Rides Farm - Photovoltaic Panels (10 MW solar farm)
New Rides Farm - Photovoltaic Panels is a 10 MW solar farm project in Swale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 30 September 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 February 2026. REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 30 September 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD records the planning permission as expiring on 30 September 2024, but the project holds a Contracts for Difference award (AR7a), so construction may have started.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2021 | Application submitted |
| 30 September 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 September 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- EnergieKontor UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Swale
- Planning application reference
- 21/503240/FULL
- Site area
- 16.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- New Rides Farm, 820 Leysdown Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness
- Council area (by location)
- Swale
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 9270
Who decides
| Applications | Swale | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (12%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 30 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Rides Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 0.2 |
| Old Rides solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 0.7 |
| Old Rides Farm, Leysdown Road | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| South Lees Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 4.1 |
| Land off Queenborough Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 6.8 |
| Cleve Hill Solar Project | solar farm | 373 | operational | 7.4 |
| Tonge Corner Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 7.5 |
| Plot 2B EurolinkV | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (51.398, 0.8648).