Broom Hill Farm (8 MW wind farm)
Broom Hill Farm is an 8 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 February 2009; the record was last updated on 21 May 2010.
8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
21 May 2010record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2006 | Application submitted |
| 8 December 2006 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 February 2009 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 May 2010
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- 3/2006/0087
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Broom Hill Farm Wolsingham Road Stanley Crook Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedley Hope, Tow Law | wind farm | 31.5 | application submitted | 1.3 |
| High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 1.5 |
| West Durham Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 3.8 |
| Addison Road | battery storage | 22 | abandoned | 9.2 |
| Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27 | application submitted | 9.5 |
| Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
| Langley Moor | wind farm | 8 | operational | 9.8 |
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 (54.7502, -1.7607).