Hawthorn Wind Farm (7.5 MW)
Hawthorn Wind Farm is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 4 September 2008; the record was last updated on 13 September 2011.
7.5 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
13 September 2011record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2008 | Application submitted |
| 4 September 2008 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 13 September 2011
- Operator or applicant
- SLP Energy
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- PLAN/2008/0319
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Is located between the villages of Hawthorn, Murton and Cold Hesledon
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- REPD reference
- 3058
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallfield Farm, Easington | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 1.7 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Hawthorn Pit -Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Panels | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Peterlee Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.6 |
| Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate | solar farm | 15.4 | application submitted | 4.0 |
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 (54.8079, -1.3707).