Foxton Lane (6 MW wind farm)
Foxton Lane is a 6 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 10 October 2012; the record was last updated on 10 October 2012.
6 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
10 October 2012record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 July 2010 | Application submitted |
| 10 October 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 October 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Wind Prospect
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- 7/2010/0236/DM
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Sedgefield, Co Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 117 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3780
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley Complex, Stockton on Tees | solar farm | 120 | under construction | 3.7 |
| The Isles Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| A1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Walkway | wind farm | 14 | operational | 5.2 |
| Butterwick Moor | wind farm | 20.5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Byers Gill Solar Farm | solar farm | 180 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facility | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
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 (54.6251, -1.4438).