Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 November 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 December 2024.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
10 December 2024record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 June 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 November 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 November 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource SPV 189 Limited
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/23/01868/FPA
- Site area
- 113.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Croxdale Farms Hett Moor Farm Hett
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 14327
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hett Moor Farm, Hett Solar Farm DM/21/02990/FPA | 49.9 | 20 August 2021 | refused 22 June 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Thinford Lane, Thinford | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Spennymoor Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Bowburn | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 2.6 |
| West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm | solar farm | 41.4 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe | solar farm | 25.3 | application submitted | 6.1 |
| Trimdon Grange | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 7.1 |
| Southern Law | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (54.7124, -1.5522).