Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storage (49.9 MW)
Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storage 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 22 April 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 June 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 June 2026record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | Application submitted |
| 10 March 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 24 June 2025 | Appeal lodged |
| 22 April 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 22 April 2026 | Appeal allowed |
| 22 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource BP
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/22/01769/FPA
- Appeal reference
- 25/00027/REF
- Site area
- 91.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Edge Lane Maiden Law
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 199 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 11618
The scheme also includes 45 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Croft Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.6 |
| Maiden, Annfield Plain | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 1.6 |
| Wagtail Lane, Craghead | solar farm | 27 | refused | 2.4 |
| Langley Moor | wind farm | 8 | operational | 3.3 |
| Hownsgill Industrial Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 7.5 |
| High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 8.2 |
| Broom Hill Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 9.7 |
| West Durham Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 9.8 |
| Hedley Hope, Tow Law | wind farm | 31.5 | application submitted | 9.9 |
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 (54.835, -1.7242).