Tilmanstone Colliery (10 MW solar farm)
Tilmanstone Colliery is a 10 MW solar farm project in Dover, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 January 2016; the record was last updated on 24 February 2016.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 February 2016record last updated
Dovercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 March 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 December 2015 | Construction started |
| 25 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Ovenden Plant Hire Limited
- Planning authority
- Dover
- Planning application reference
- 13/00654
- Address (REPD)
- Former Tilmanstone Colliery Tip, Pike Road, Eythorne, Dover
- Council area (by location)
- Dover
- Time to decision
- 30 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2075
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.5 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Elvington Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.5 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Home Farm (Knowlton solar) | solar farm | 11.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Snowdown Colliery | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.1 |
| Chapmans Hill | solar | 7 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |
| The Engine Shed Field | solar farm | 11 | refused on appeal | 4.7 |
| North Dover Wind Park | wind farm | 10 | refused | 5.9 |
| Guston Court Farm | solar farm | 27 | refused | 7.4 |
| Chalk Pit Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | under construction | 7.4 |
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 (51.2098, 1.2764).