High Moor Wind Farm (14.7 MW)
High Moor Wind Farm is a 14.7 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 November 1998; the record was last updated on 30 October 2011.
14.7 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 October 2011record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 April 1996 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 1998 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 14.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- National Windpower
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- High Moor Barningham Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 133 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2599
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.
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 (54.4629, -1.9352).