Broken Scar Water Treatment Works Solar Farm (9 MW)
Broken Scar Water Treatment Works Solar Farm is a 9 MW solar farm project in Darlington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 June 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 18 January 2024.
9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
18 January 2024record last updated
Darlingtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 June 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 18 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Northumbrian Water Limited
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Planning application reference
- 22/00041/FULL
- Site area
- 11.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/O Broken Scar Water Treatment Works Cleasby
- Council area (by location)
- Darlington
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9437
Who decides
| Applications | North Yorkshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 165 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 112 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 8 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 5 of 29 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 13 / 12 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtree Lane Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Land West Of Hunger Hill Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Moor House Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 9.5 |
| Whinfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
| Field at School Aycliffe Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (54.5183, -1.6071).