South Lees Farm (11 MW solar farm)
South Lees Farm is an 11 MW solar farm project in Swale, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 22 June 2014; the record was last updated on 17 December 2014.
11 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
17 December 2014record last updated
Swalecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 October 2013 | Application submitted |
| 22 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 22 June 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Century
- Planning authority
- Swale
- Planning application reference
- SW/13/1202
- Site area
- 19.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land adjacent South Lees Farm, Lower Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Kent
- Council area (by location)
- Swale
- Time to decision
- 16 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1767
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land off Queenborough Road | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 2.8 |
| New Rides Wind Farm | wind farm | 8.8 | operational | 4.0 |
| New Rides Farm - Photovoltaic Panels | solar farm | 10 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Old Rides solar Farm | solar farm | 8 | operational | 4.5 |
| Old Rides Farm, Leysdown Road | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 5.0 |
| Tonge Corner Farm | solar farm | 22 | operational | 5.5 |
| Kemsley Energy Park Battery Storage | battery storage | 120 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Kemsley Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 5.9 |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 249 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (51.4017, 0.8064).