Harehill Farm, Haswell Plough Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage (31.5 MW)
Harehill Farm, Haswell Plough Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage is a 31.5 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 4 July 2025; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025.
31.5 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 July 2025record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 4 July 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 31.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Hare Hill Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/24/03473/FPA
- Site area
- 62.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Harehill Farm Haswell Plough
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Harehill Farm, Haswell Plough - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 16830
The scheme also includes 10.3 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haswell Moor | wind farm | 10 | operational | 0.7 |
| Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Park | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Edder Acres Farm | wind farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 2.5 |
| Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate | solar farm | 15.4 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Peterlee Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 4.4 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.5 |
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 (54.7649, -1.4204).