Solar Farm Proposals

Published: 15 July 2025

Following solar farm proposals across the district, most notably in the Romney Marsh area, questions have been asked of the Leader at Folkestone and Hythe District Council meetings over the past few months. One of the actions arising from F&HD Council was for the Leader to write to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero raising concerns over the lack of nationally led strategic planning for projects like these. Attached for your information is the Leader’s letter and a response received from Michael Shanks MP, the Minister for Energy:

Secretary of State The Rt Hon Ed Miliband 09.05.25.pdf              Minister for Energy Response 30.05.25.pdf

Also, to assist Members and residents understand more about the various solar farm proposals, and related planning processes, Folkestone and Hythe District Council have created a page on their Council’s website. This gives information on the projects which they are currently aware of and will be updated when further information is available. You can view the web page at:

Solar projects in the Folkestone & Hythe district | Folkestone & Hythe District Council