Planning application · Solar · Ashford
North Court Farm, Chilham - Solar Farm
Appeal Refused44 MWApplication PA/2022/2415Submitted 25 October 2022Refused by the Secretary of State 31 October 2025
The application
- Application number
- PA/2022/2415
- Planning authority
- Ashford
- County or area
- Kent
- Nation
- England
- Technology
- Solar
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Status
- Appeal Refused
- Operator or applicant
- GSI North Court Limited
- Location
- North Court Farm, Lower Lees Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AU
Timeline
- 25 October 2022 Planning application submitted
- 18 April 2024 Planning permission refused
- 31 October 2025 Refused by the Secretary of State
- 31 October 2025 Appeal refused
Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site
The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-2069, Solar panel fire spreads through roof of new flats at Ebbsfleet, 27 km from this site.
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| EIR-2069 | 2021 | Solar panel fire spreads through roof of new flats at Ebbsfleet | 27 km | Significant |
| EIR-1537 | 2021 | Garage fire from overheated solar batteries in South Woodham Ferrers | 49 km | Minor |
| EIR-1530 | 2023 | Electrical fault causes solar panel fire in Wickford house | 50 km | Minor |
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 86 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.
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In the full packWhat the planning evidence pack adds for this application
The pack is made for North Court Farm, Chilham - Solar Farm from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.
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