Old Rides solar Farm (8 MW)
Old Rides solar Farm is an 8 MW solar farm project in Swale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 January 2014; the record was last updated on 26 March 2014.
8 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 March 2014record last updated
Swalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 November 2012 | Application submitted |
| 14 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2013 | Construction started |
| 15 January 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 9 (Old Rides) Ltd/ Vogt solar
- Planning authority
- Swale
- Planning application reference
- SW/12/1448
- Site area
- 14.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Old Rides Farm, Leysdown Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4BD
- Council area (by location)
- Swale
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1727
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 | 0.6 |
| New Rides Farm - Photovoltaic Panels | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Old Rides Farm, Leysdown Road | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| South Lees Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 4.5 |
| Cleve Hill Solar Project | solar farm | 373 | operational | 6.8 |
| Land off Queenborough Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Tonge Corner Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 7.5 |
| Abbey Fields Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 8.6 |
| Plot 2B EurolinkV | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 8.7 |
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 (51.3929, 0.8695).