Butterwick Moor (20.5 MW wind farm)
Butterwick Moor is a 20.5 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 April 2011; the record was last updated on 8 August 2011.
20.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
8 August 2011record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 January 2007 | Application submitted |
| 17 June 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2010 | Construction started |
| 1 April 2011 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 8 August 2011
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- 7/2006/0796/DM
- Turbines
- 10
- Address (REPD)
- Butterwick Moor , Sedgefield
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3218
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkway | wind farm | 14 | operational | <0.1 |
| Foxton Lane | wind farm | 6 | refused | 5.2 |
| Red Gap Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 5.3 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm | solar farm | 41.4 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Cowley Complex, Stockton on Tees | solar farm | 120 | under construction | 5.7 |
| Sheraton Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Southern Law | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 7.0 |
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 (54.6636, -1.3969).