Offham Landfill Site (10.2 MW solar farm)
Offham Landfill Site is a 10.2 MW solar farm project in Tonbridge and Malling, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 March 2024; the record was last updated on 8 April 2024.
10.2 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
8 April 2024record last updated
Tonbridge and Mallingcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 March 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Infinis Limited
- Planning authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Planning application reference
- KCC/TM/0090/2021
- Site area
- 19.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Offham Landfill Site, Teston Road, Offham, West Malling
- Council area (by location)
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Time to decision
- 129 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Offham Landfill Site - Solar PV Array
- REPD reference
- 9002
Who decides
| Applications | Tonbridge and Malling | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stangate West Landfill Site, Quarry Hill Road Solar Park & Battery | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Aylesford BESS | battery storage | 29 | operational | 6.9 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Green | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 9.1 |
| West Kingdown | solar farm | 20 | application withdrawn | 9.4 |
| Wouldham Road, Wouldham | battery storage | 7.5 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
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 (51.2904, 0.3661).