Solar PV Farm (18 MW)
Solar PV Farm is an 18 MW solar farm project in Maidstone, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 July 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 August 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 August 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Connections Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Maidstone
- Planning application reference
- 24/502235/FULL
- Site area
- 22.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Mathurst Farm Land West Of Goudhurst Road Staplehurst
- Council area (by location)
- Maidstone
- Name in REPD
- Mathurst Solar Farm, Goudhust Road - Solar PV Farm
- REPD reference
- 16858
Who decides
| Applications | Maidstone | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widehurst Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Great Pagehurst Farm | solar farm | 13.6 | refused on appeal | 3.9 |
| Land At Pullen Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 4.2 |
| Huggin's Hall (Extension) | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expired | 5.3 |
| Huggin's Hall | battery storage | 40 | operational | 5.3 |
| Glassenbury | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Pattenden Lane Solar PV Energy | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Eckley Farms, Marden Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.9 |
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 (51.139, 0.5324).