Peterlee Solar Farm (5 MW)
Peterlee Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 March 2016; the record was last updated on 16 June 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
16 June 2016record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 30 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 16 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Zaravolt Development
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/15/02290/FPA
- Site area
- 10.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land North Of Mill Hill, North West Industrial Estate, Peterlee
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5694
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate | solar farm | 15.4 | application submitted | 0.3 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Haswell Moor | wind farm | 10 | operational | 3.0 |
| Edder Acres Farm | wind farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 3.1 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 3.4 |
| Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Park | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 3.5 |
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 (54.7752, -1.3655).