Thank you for your support
Harp Farm Solar Park will help combat climate change and improve the UK’s energy security by generating clean, renewable energy. The solar farm would have an approximate capacity of 15MW. The solar farm will create enough clean, renewable energy to power approximately 6,595 homes per annum. This represents an annual CO2 saving of 5,841 tonnes.
To show your support for this application, and to view more information you can view and comment on our full planning application by visiting https://pa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applications/ and entering the reference number 25/502166/FULL.
Please show your support for the application by submitting your comments through the Maidstone Borough Council planning portal.
Further benefits:
It will assist Maidstone Borough Council and the region as a whole to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with local and national targets, in addition to supporting its strategy for its declared Climate Emergency.
Given that the site is temporary, and farming activity is hard on the land, the fallow years brought about by the provision of solar on the site will provide will contribute to improving the soil quality and the condition of the land for agriculture in the future.
The site will provide an enhancement to biodiversity net gain of at least 60% (minimum government net gain required 10%). This is usually done through the planting of new hedgerows, gapping up of existing ones and planting wildflower meadows.