Royal Oak (6.5 MW wind farm)
Royal Oak is a 6.5 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 14 September 2016.
6.5 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
14 September 2016record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 February 2005 | Application submitted |
| 10 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 October 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 14 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Darlington
- Planning application reference
- 05/00183/FULE
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Royal Oak Farm, Heighington, Darlington
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 463 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4268
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field at School Aycliffe Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Addison Road | battery storage | 22 | abandoned | 6.8 |
| Bluestone Farm, Low Lands Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Whinfield Solar Farm | solar farm | 33 | approved, not built | 9.9 |
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 (54.6152, -1.6771).