Woodlands Farm Solar Park (10 MW)
Woodlands Farm Solar Park is a 10 MW solar farm project in Canterbury, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2015; the record was last updated on 14 May 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
14 May 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2014 | Application submitted |
| 7 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Canterbury
- Planning application reference
- CA//14/00169
- Site area
- 21.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill, Sturry
- Council area (by location)
- Canterbury
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1516
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill | battery storage | 228 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Owls Hatch Road | solar farm | 48 | operational | 3.4 |
| Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Thanet Way, Herne Bay Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | permission expired | 3.8 |
| Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 38 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Marley Lane Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | refused | 4.4 |
| Molehill Farm | solar farm | 18 | operational | 4.4 |
| Littlebourne | solar farm | 17 | operational | 5.9 |
| Nackington Farm Solar Park- Site A | solar farm | 11 | application withdrawn | 8.9 |
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 (51.3252, 1.124).