Canterbury City Council has consented a solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) that will generate enough renewable energy for up to 15,000 homes and provide valuable support to the existing grid network.  The 38MW solar and 30MW BESS site is located north of Tyler Hill, Kent and will be built on approximately 56 hectares of land.

The planning application was approved by Canterbury City Council under delegated powers on the 4th July 2025. Renewable Connections, one of the UK’s leading solar and battery developers, submitted the application in December 2024 following consultation with both the community and statutory consultees. The timely decision ensures the project can be included within the NESO Gate 2 submission window.

Michael Hughes, Chief Executive Officer at Renewable Connections said: “We welcome the decision by Canterbury City Council to approve the Britton Court Solar and BESS project. During the consultation, the local community and elected members were highly engaged, and we appreciate their feedback and input into the early-stage designs. Once operational, the project will help to tackle the climate emergency in Kent, supplying renewable energy to up to 15,000 homes. The site itself will see a biodiversity uplift of over one hundred percent as a result of implementing a package of landscape, ecological, and biodiversity benefits.”

Biodiversity and landscape improvements will  include enriched grassland, enhanced hedgerows, 25 new skylark plots  and other hibernacula such as small, buried rubble piles suitable for reptile species, amphibians and insect life.

The site comprises eight agricultural fields, situated at Britton Court Farm and Amery Court Farm which lie between Tyler Hill (in the south) and Radfall (in the north). Hackington Road divides the site into 2 parcels.