Oaklands Farm (6.9 MW solar farm)
Oaklands Farm is a 6.9 MW solar farm project in Ashford, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 19 May 2015.
6.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 May 2015record last updated
Ashfordcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 20 June 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- Planning application reference
- 14/00326/AS
- Site area
- 20.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land north of Oaklands Farm, Pluckley Road, Hothfield
- Council area (by location)
- Ashford
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1925
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Farm 13/01022/AS | 11.4 | 12 September 2013 | refused 23 December 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land South of Dowle Street | solar | 9 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| East Lenham Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (51.1682, 0.8078).