Barnard Castle Solar Farm & Battery Storage System (16 MW)
Barnard Castle Solar Farm & Battery Storage System is a 16 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 21 September 2023.
16 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
21 September 2023record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2023 | Application submitted |
| 10 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 21 September 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Farm Energy Company
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/23/02510/FPA
- Site area
- 27.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Barnard Castle Solar Farm, A688 Marwood, Barnard Castle
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 94 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Barnard Castle - Solar Farm & Battery Storage System
- REPD reference
- 14839
The scheme also includes 4 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | County Durham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 89 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 7 of 51 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 13 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 5 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: County Durham, Durham.
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.5512, -1.9056).