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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Widehurst

Widehurst is a 4.99 MW solar farm in South East England, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South East
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningOct 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2016 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2017 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
4.99 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
South East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
TN12 9LN
Coordinates
51.1593, 0.5089

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Widehurst compares

351st of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
65th of 105in South East
0.09%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.4 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.99 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

All UK solar farms Solar farms in South East All run by Greencoat Capital

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Greencoat Capital

Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Widehurst Farm
Developer / operator
Wirsol (formerly Susenco)
Planning authority
Maidstone
Planning reference
15/505971/FULL
Application submitted
1 October 2015
Permission granted
3 March 2016
Construction started
7 November 2016
Began operating
15 March 2017
Capacity in planning record
5 MW
Address
Land At Widehurst Farm, Thorn Road, Marden, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 9LN
REPD reference
5824

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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