North Court Farm, Chilham Solar Farm (44 MW)
North Court Farm, Chilham Solar Farm is a 44 MW solar farm project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 31 October 2025; the record was last updated on 3 May 2024.
44 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
3 May 2024record last updated
Ashfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 31 October 2025 | Appeal refused |
| 31 October 2025 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 3 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- GSI North Court Limited
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- PA/2022/2415
- Site area
- 47.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- North Court Farm, Lower Lees Road, Chilham, Canterbury
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- Time to decision
- 77 weeks
- Name in REPD
- North Court Farm, Chilham - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9868
Who decides
| Applications | Ashford | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 8 (27%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 6 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littles Manor Farm | solar farm | 9.5 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site C | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site B | solar farm | 16.6 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site A | solar farm | 11 | application withdrawn | 8.4 |
| Abbey Fields Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 8.4 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 9.4 |
| Cleve Hill Solar Project | solar farm | 373 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (51.2569, 0.9728).