Field at School Aycliffe Lane (5 MW solar farm)
Field at School Aycliffe Lane is a 5 MW solar farm project in Darlington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 December 2015; the record was last updated on 22 December 2015.
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operationalstatus in REPD
22 December 2015record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 16 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 December 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Darlington
- Planning application reference
- 14/01305/FUL
- Site area
- 10.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- School Aycliffe Lane, School Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
- Council area (by location)
- Darlington
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4935
Who decides
| Applications | Darlington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whinfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Royal Oak | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 5.2 |
| The Isles Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application withdrawn | 5.8 |
| A1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawn | 6.9 |
| Burtree Lane Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 7.3 |
| Moor House Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 7.4 |
| Byers Gill Solar Farm | solar farm | 180 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27 | application submitted | 9.7 |
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 (54.6077, -1.5968).