Owls Hatch Road (48 MW solar farm)
Owls Hatch Road is a 48 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 29 March 2015; the record was last updated on 3 October 2016.
48 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 October 2016record last updated
Canterburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 30 January 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 29 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Cubico Sustainable Investments
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA//14/01792
- Address (REPD)
- Land south of Owl's Hatch Road, Herne
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2255
Who decides
| Applications | Canterbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 0.7 |
| Molehill Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 1.1 |
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Woodlands Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.4 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 6.5 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | operational | 9.2 |
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 (51.3516, 1.0986).