Renewable energy projects in Darlington
28 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Darlington (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 18 approved but not running, 5 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 1 of 21 decided applications (5%; UK 19%), with a median 12 weeks from submission to decision.
28projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
5%of decisions refused
How Darlington decides
| Applications | Darlington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Darlington
Projects of 1 MW and more (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Gill Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 180 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Burtree Lane Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under constructionupdated Mar 2026 | Mar 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Mar 2026 |
| Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 40 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Whinfield Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2025 | Aug 2021 | granted Oct 2022 | Jan 2025 |
| A1 Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2011 | Feb 2005 | — | Aug 2011 |
| Moor House Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 12 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Mar 2011 | granted Oct 2011 | May 2018 |
| Broken Scar Water Treatment Works Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 9 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jan 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Jan 2024 |
| Newbiggin Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6 | refusedupdated Nov 2012 | Feb 2011 | refused Oct 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| Field at School Aycliffe Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Jan 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| Land West Of Hunger Hill Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | May 2015 | granted Aug 2015 | Dec 2017 |
| Rise Carr, Darlington / CLNR EES3-1battery storage | battery storage | 2.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2018 | — | — | Oct 2018 |
| Aldi Distribution Centre - Darlingtonrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2013 | granted Sep 2013 | Dec 2015 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisonsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Apr 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Park Lane Solar panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | May 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Vane Terrace -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Wyvern Academy, Eggleston Viewrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Hurworth School, Croft Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Longfield Academy Of Sportrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Heathfield Primary School, The Broadwayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| The Rydal Academy, Rydal Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Carlburybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Mar 2026 |
| The Dolphin Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Nov 2024 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Middlesbrough Football Club, Rockliffe Park -Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Harrowgate Hill, Darlington / CLNR ESS3-2battery storage | battery storage | 0.1 | decommissionedupdated Oct 2016 | — | — | Oct 2016 |
| High Northgate, Darlington / CLNR ESS3-3battery storage | battery storage | 0.1 | decommissionedupdated Oct 2016 | — | — | Oct 2016 |
| Byers Gill Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Feb 2024 | granted Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Postcode districts in Darlington
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Darlington by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.