South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) (7.5 MW)
South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) is a 7.5 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 January 2013; the record was last updated on 24 January 2013.
7.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 January 2013record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 May 2008 | Application submitted |
| 24 December 2009 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 10 April 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 April 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 18 June 2012 | Construction started |
| 23 January 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2013
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power)
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- PLAN/2008/0355
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- South Sharpley Farm, near Seaham, County Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 153 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3985
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Eppleton Farm Repowering | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 2.2 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Stockton Road | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 2.9 |
| Hawthorn Pit -Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Hawthorn Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 4.1 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 4.4 |
| Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic Panels | solar farm | 8 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 5.7 |
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 (54.8404, -1.4022).