Moor House Wind Farm (12 MW)
Moor House Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind farm project in Darlington, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2017; the record was last updated on 1 May 2018.
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operationalstatus in REPD
1 May 2018record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2011 | Application submitted |
| 19 October 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Banks Renewables
- Planning authority
- Darlington
- Planning application reference
- 11/00160/FUL
- Turbines
- 6
- Address (REPD)
- Bishopton Lane, Great Burdon, Darlington
- Council area (by location)
- Darlington
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4642
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moor House Wind Farm 09/00741/FUL | 25 | 10 October 2009 | refused 12 November 2010 |
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 | 1.1 |
| Long Pasture Farm, Little Stainton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| A1 Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application withdrawn | 1.7 |
| Whinfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Newbiggin Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.0 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| The Isles Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Burtree Lane Solar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | under construction | 6.1 |
| Foxton Lane | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.6 |
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 (54.5746, -1.4972).