Sycamore Farm (20 MW solar farm)
Sycamore Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Folkestone and Hythe, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 May 2014; the record was last updated on 3 July 2014.
20 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 July 2014record last updated
Folkestone and Hythecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2012 | Application submitted |
| 17 January 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 May 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2014
- Operator or applicant
- BNRG Renewables
- Planning authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Planning application reference
- Y12/0918/SH
- Site area
- 46.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Millbank Lane Old Romney Kent TN29 9SY
- Council area (by location)
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1775
Who decides
Folkestone and Hythe has 9 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Farm, St. Marys Road | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| St Mary in the Marsh | solar farm | 16 | application submitted | 2.2 |
| Agney Farm | wind farm | 8 | appeal withdrawn | 2.8 |
| Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.8 | operational | 4.9 |
| Kenardington Place Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 8.8 |
| Appledore Road, Kenardington Solar Farm | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 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 (50.9924, 0.8763).