Bowburn (5 MW solar farm)
Bowburn is a 5 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 15 February 2019; the record was last updated on 18 November 2019.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
18 November 2019record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2015 | Application submitted |
| 15 February 2017 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 February 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 18 November 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Citrus Durham
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/15/03912/OUT
- Site area
- 4.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of, Bowburn, Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 60 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6104
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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Spennymoor Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| South Thinford Lane, Thinford | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe | solar farm | 25.3 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Trimdon Grange | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 5.7 |
| West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm | solar farm | 41.4 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Southern Law | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 6.1 |
| Harehill Farm, Haswell Plough Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 31.5 | refused | 7.9 |
| Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Park | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 8.3 |
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 (54.7315, -1.529).