Snowdown Colliery (5 MW solar farm)
Snowdown Colliery is a 5 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 28 January 2019; the record was last updated on 23 May 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
23 May 2019record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 28 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 23 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- BNRG Renewables UK
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 15/00777
- Site area
- 33.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Snowdown Colliery, Dorman Avenue South, Snowdown, Aylesham, Canterbury
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5567
Who decides
| Applications | Dover | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 27 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapmans Hill | solar | 7 | application withdrawn | 1.2 |
| Home Farm (Knowlton solar) | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 4.0 |
| Tilmanstone Colliery | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.1 |
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 4.6 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | operational | 8.5 |
| The Engine Shed Field | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 8.7 |
| North Dover Wind Park | wind farm | 10 | refused | 9.0 |
| Marshborough Farm solar park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.4 |
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 (51.2136, 1.2184).