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Solar, wind and battery projects near Durham (DH7)

26 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of DH7 (County Durham): 2 are waiting for a planning decision, 13 approved but not yet running, 8 operational. The largest live scheme is Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW solar farm, approved on 22 April 2026, not yet built), 6.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

26projects within 10 km
2awaiting a decision
13approved, not running
8operational

Projects within 10 km of DH7

Projects of 1 MW and more (14)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Langley Moorwind farmwind farm8operationalupdated Apr 2009Jan 2005granted Jun 2005Apr 2009County Durham3.8
Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farmsolar farm49.9approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Jun 2022granted Apr 2026Jun 2026County Durham6.3
Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storagebattery storage45approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Jun 2022granted Apr 2026Jun 2026County Durham6.3
Holmside Hallwind farmwind farm2.8operationalupdated Dec 2009Mar 2002granted Jan 2003Dec 2009County Durham6.4
High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension)wind farmwind farm5.2operationalupdated May 2009Aug 2004granted Jul 2005May 2009County Durham6.6
Hedley Hopewind farmwind farm2.4operationalupdated Aug 2010Jun 1999granted May 2001Aug 2010County Durham6.6
Wagtail Lane, Cragheadsolar farmsolar farm27refusedupdated Jan 2026Jan 2025refused Dec 2025Jan 2026County Durham7.3
Broom Hill Farmwind farmwind farm8operationalupdated May 2010Feb 2006granted Dec 2006May 2010County Durham7.5
Maiden, Annfield Plainbattery storagebattery storage38approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022May 2021granted Aug 2021Jul 2022County Durham7.8
Green Croft Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm5operationalupdated Feb 2017Jul 2015granted Nov 2015Feb 2017County Durham7.9
Stanley Mosswind farmwind farm4refusedupdated Sep 2004Feb 2004refused Jun 2004Sep 2004County Durham8.3
Greencroft Estate Turbineswind farmwind farm4operationalupdated Jul 2013Jun 2011granted Nov 2011Jul 2013County Durham8.5
Hedley Hope, Tow Lawwind farmwind farm31.5application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2023Nov 2023—Dec 2023County Durham8.5
Lumley Water Treatment Workssolar farmsolar farm1.9operationalupdated Jan 2022Oct 2020granted Dec 2020Jan 2022County Durham9.7
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
University Hospitalrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026Dec 2025granted Feb 2026Mar 2026County Durham4.6
Boldon House, Wheatlands Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2024Apr 2024granted May 2024May 2024County Durham6.0
Grey College, South Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Aug 2023granted Sep 2023Sep 2023County Durham6.4
Josephine Butler College Main Building, South Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023Sep 2023granted Nov 2023Nov 2023County Durham6.5
Collingwood College, South Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2023Apr 2023granted Jun 2023Jun 2023County Durham6.5
The Graham Sports Centre, Maiden Castlerooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Aug 2023granted Sep 2023Sep 2023County Durham7.3
Durham Gilesgate Primary School, Kepier Crescentrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2application withdrawnupdated Dec 2025Oct 2025—Dec 2025County Durham7.6
SG Petch, Broomside Parkrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023Aug 2023granted Oct 2023Oct 2023County Durham7.7
Faerch Durham Solar Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Jun 2021Jun 2021granted Jul 2021Jun 2021County Durham8.3
Belmont Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Sep 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025County Durham8.4
Chester-Le-Street Community Hospitalrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Dec 2025granted Feb 2026Jan 2026County Durham8.9
Porch House Farm, East Streetbattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated May 2025Apr 2025—May 2025County Durham9.9

Distance from the average position of the DH7 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm4012149.9
Rooftop solar11010001.9
Wind farm8106131.5
Battery storage3120083

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

How County Durham decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsCounty DurhamUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)8910,236
Refused22 (25%)19%
Solar refused7 of 5112%
Onshore wind refused13 of 3045%
Battery storage refused2 of 816%
Median time from submission to decision24.7 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed5 / 5—

UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: County Durham, Durham.

All projects in County Durham

Is the status up to date?

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. Near DH7, 2 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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