West Kingdown (20 MW solar farm)
West Kingdown is a 20 MW solar farm project in Sevenoaks, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 8 November 2013; the record was last updated on 24 January 2014.
20 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
24 January 2014record last updated
Sevenoakscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2013 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Hive Energy
- Planning authority
- Sevenoaks
- Planning application reference
- 13/02487/FUL
- Site area
- 39.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land Between Fawkham Road And Crowhurst Lane West Kingsdown KENT (Intersecting By M20)
- Council area (by location)
- Sevenoaks
- REPD reference
- 1245
Who decides
| Applications | Sevenoaks | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 7 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 4 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimmens Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 2.5 |
| Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Green | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Horton Wood Solar park | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Stangate West Landfill Site, Quarry Hill Road Solar Park & Battery | solar farm | 6 | application submitted | 7.3 |
| Broadditch Battery Energy | battery storage | 11 | operational | 8.0 |
| Dartford BESS | battery storage | 300 | application withdrawn | 8.2 |
| New Barn Road | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Foxhounds Lane, Southfleet | battery storage | 300 | refused | 8.7 |
| Offham Landfill Site | solar farm | 10.2 | under construction | 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 (51.351, 0.2723).