Skinners Farm (6 MW solar farm)
Skinners Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Sevenoaks, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 15 December 2015; the record was last updated on 1 September 2016.
6 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
1 September 2016record last updated
Sevenoakscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 8 January 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 1 June 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 15 December 2015 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy UK Direct
- Planning authority
- Sevenoaks
- Planning application reference
- 14/03361/FUL
- Appeal reference
- APP/G2245/W/15/3011499
- Site area
- 10.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Skinners Farm, Skinners Lane, Edenbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Sevenoaks
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4700
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinners Farm 14/01270/FUL | 6 | 20 May 2014 | withdrawn 19 August 2014 |
Who decides
| Applications | Sevenoaks | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 7 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaywood Farm | battery storage | 7.5 | permission expired | 2.4 |
| Haxted Mead, Lingfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Gaywood Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.7 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Land at Barrow Green Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.6 |
| Worsted Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.5 |
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 (51.2003, 0.0777).