Port of Sheerness Wind Farm (was Lappel Bank) (8.2 MW)
Port of Sheerness Wind Farm (was Lappel Bank) is an 8.2 MW wind farm project in Swale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 September 2016; the record was last updated on 24 October 2016.
8.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 October 2016record last updated
Swalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 August 2008 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 August 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 September 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Peel Energy
- Planning authority
- Swale
- Planning application reference
- SW/08/0896
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Sheerness Docks, Sheerness, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Swale
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3738
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Station Road, Isle Of Grain | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Land off Queenborough Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 4.1 |
| Perry's Farm Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.8 | refused | 5.0 |
| South Lees Farm | solar farm | 11 | operational | 6.1 |
| Kemsley Energy Park Battery Storage | battery storage | 120 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Kemsley Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 8.5 |
| Raspberry | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 8.8 |
| Orchard Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 8.8 |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 9.0 |
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 (51.443, 0.7479).