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Swale, Town & Country Planning
What is planned?
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED)
PART 5 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
(ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015
OF AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION ACCOMPANIED
BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
Application Reference: 26/501678/EIFUL
Address: Land East Of Sheppey Way Minster-on-sea Kent ME12 3RR
Proposal: Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), including an underground cable connection to the Queenborough Primary Substation and associated infrastructure comprising an electrical substation compound, inverter units, internal access tracks, security fencing, CCTV and landscaping for a temporary period of 40 years from date of first operation; together with biodiversity enhancements.
British Solar Renewables Ltd have submitted a planning application accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
You may view the application online at http://pa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applications or at
Sittingbourne Library, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4AH or Faversham Library, Newton Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8DY or Sheerness Library, Sheerness Gateway, 38-42 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL
You can register and submit comments online using the following link
http://pa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applications.
Alternatively you can email them to planningcomments@midkent.gov.uk or in writing to Mid Kent Planning Support, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone ME15 6JQ. Any representations should be made by 01/08/2026. Verbal comments cannot be accepted. Please be aware that any comments along with your name and address will be placed on file, which will be available for public inspection and published in full on the Internet. We will not publish your signature, email address or phone number on our website. Please do not include personal information within your comments.
Members of the public may obtain hard copies of the Environmental Statement from: WSP UK Ltd, WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AF At a cost of: £199.06
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