Solar Farm at E/O Stockton Road (48 MW)
Solar Farm at E/O Stockton Road is a 48 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 February 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 21 March 2025.
48 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
21 March 2025record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 February 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 21 March 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elements Green
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/25/00287/FPA
- Site area
- 81.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Stockton Road, Seaham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Name in REPD
- Seaham Solar Park, Stockton Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 17386
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Panels | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Great Eppleton Farm Repowering | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 5.1 |
| Hawthorn Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Hawthorn Pit -Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 6.3 |
| Fox Cover Road | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
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 (54.8561, -1.3656).