Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe (25.3 MW solar farm)
Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe is a 25.3 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 13 January 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 February 2026.
25.3 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
5 February 2026record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- ABEI Energy Green II
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/26/00070/FPA
- Site area
- 33.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe, Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Name in REPD
- Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 19724
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimdon Grange | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 1.1 |
| Southern Law | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 1.6 |
| West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm | solar farm | 41.4 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Bowburn | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.8 |
| Spennymoor Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Park | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Edder Acres Farm | wind farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 5.8 |
| Harehill Farm, Haswell Plough Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 31.5 | refused | 5.8 |
| Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
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 (54.7172, -1.4581).