Hallfield Farm, Easington Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Hallfield Farm, Easington 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: application submitted on 12 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 August 2025.
49.9 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 August 2025record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Eden Renewables
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/25/01881/FPA
- Site area
- 78.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hallfield Farm Easington
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Name in REPD
- Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 18987
Recorded together with Hallfield Farm, Easington (57 MW battery storage, application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Hawthorn Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 1.8 |
| Peterlee Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate | solar farm | 15.4 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Hawthorn Pit -Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Panels | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
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 (54.793, -1.3702).