Hedley Hope, Tow Law (31.5 MW wind farm)
Hedley Hope, Tow Law is a 31.5 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 7 November 2023, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 18 December 2023. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 November 2023 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 31.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 18 December 2023
- Operator or applicant
- CleanEarth Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/23/03047/FPA
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- High Hedleyhope Farm High Hedleyhope Farm Road East Hedleyhope
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Name in REPD
- Hedley Hope, Tow Law - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 15445
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broom Hill Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 1.3 |
| High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 2.0 |
| West Durham Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | operational | 2.6 |
| Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
| Addison Road | battery storage | 22 | abandoned | 10.0 |
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 (54.7517, -1.781).