Widehurst Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Widehurst Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Maidstone, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 March 2017; the record was last updated on 18 July 2017.
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operationalstatus in REPD
18 July 2017record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2015 | Application submitted |
| 3 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 November 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 July 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Wirsol (formerly Susenco)
- Planning authority
- Maidstone
- Planning application reference
- 15/505971/FULL
- Site area
- 11.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Widehurst Farm, Thorn Road, Marden, Tonbridge
- Council area (by location)
- Maidstone
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5824
Who decides
| Applications | Maidstone | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Pagehurst Farm | solar farm | 13.6 | refused on appeal | 1.6 |
| Solar PV Farm | solar farm | 18 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Pattenden Lane Solar PV Energy | solar farm | 19 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Eckley Farms, Marden Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 5.3 |
| Land At Pullen Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Paddock Wood | solar farm | 9.2 | operational | 6.9 |
| Huggin's Hall (Extension) | battery storage | 9.9 | permission expired | 7.3 |
| Huggin's Hall | battery storage | 40 | operational | 7.3 |
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 (51.1593, 0.5089).