Planning application
South Brooks Solar Farm, Lydd
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Statutory consultation under S42 of the Planning Act 2008 for a 500MW solar farm comprising PV arrays, onsite substation(s), Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) units, power conversion stations, grid connection infrastructure (including underground grid connection cabling to the Point of Connection (PoC) and underground interconnecting cable routes), access tracks, landscape and ecological mitigation and enhancement areas.
As published by the council, reference 26/1119/FH/NSIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1119/FH/NSIP
- Type
- Development Consent Order
- Status
- Pre-application
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Folkestone and Hythe took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Folkestone and Hythe's median decision took 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Folkestone and Hythe's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.