Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Darlington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 August 2023.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
14 August 2023record last updated
Darlingtoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 August 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Electric Works
- Planning authority
- Darlington
- Planning application reference
- 22/01329/FUL
- Site area
- 104.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The South Of Long Pasture Farm Little Stainton
- Council area (by location)
- Darlington
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12951
The scheme also includes 40 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Darlington | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 21 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Gill Solar Farm | solar farm | 180 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Moor House Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 1.7 |
| Newbiggin Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 2.3 |
| A1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Whinfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facility | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| The Isles Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
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 (54.5706, -1.4718).