Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm (20 MW)
Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 5 March 2024; the record was last updated on 30 November 2021.
20 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
30 November 2021record last updated
Canterburycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 October 2020 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 March 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 30 November 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA/20/02204
- Site area
- 27.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The South Of Thanet Way (A299)
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7411
Who decides
| Applications | Canterbury | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 21 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Owls Hatch Road | solar farm | 48 | operational | 0.7 |
| Molehill Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 0.7 |
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Woodlands Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.8 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 7.1 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | 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 (51.3512, 1.0892).