Paddock Wood (9.2 MW solar farm)
Paddock Wood is a 9.2 MW solar farm project in Tunbridge Wells, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2015; the record was last updated on 31 July 2015.
9.2 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 July 2015record last updated
Tunbridge Wellscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2015 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 July 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight Solar Fund
- Planning authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Planning application reference
- 14/502851/FULL
- Site area
- 25.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Knells Farm, Pearson's Green Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Tunbridge Wells
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2266
Who decides
| Applications | Tunbridge Wells | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 25 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (28%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.1 |
| Capel Grange | solar farm | 10.4 | refused | 3.7 |
| Capel Grange Solar Park | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 3.7 |
| Eckley Farms, Marden Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Solar Farm & Battery Storage at Reeds Solar Farm Alders Road Colts Hill | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Hadlow Place solar farm | solar farm | 14.3 | operational | 5.2 |
| Pattenden Lane Solar PV Energy | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 5.4 |
| Widehurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Great Pagehurst Farm | solar farm | 13.6 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
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 (51.1726, 0.412).