Sheraton Wind Farm (Durham) (10 MW)
Sheraton Wind Farm (Durham) is a 10 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 December 2014; the record was last updated on 30 April 2015.
10 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
30 April 2015record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 January 2012 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2014 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2015
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Renewables
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- CMA/5/31
- Turbines
- 5
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 149 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4641
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheraton Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Whelley Hill Farm | battery storage | 25 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 13 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| High Volts Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Benridge Farm, Fillpoke Lane | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Worset Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
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, -1.3197).