Southern Law (5.2 MW wind farm)
Southern Law is a 5.2 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 July 2008; the record was last updated on 27 April 2009.
5.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
27 April 2009record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 August 2004 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2005 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2007 | Construction started |
| 10 July 2008 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 April 2009
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- 4/04/958
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Southern Law Farm Trimdon Grange
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3223
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimdon Grange | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 0.5 |
| Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe | solar farm | 25.3 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Park | battery storage | 1,000 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Edder Acres Farm | wind farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm | solar farm | 41.4 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Harehill Farm, Haswell Plough Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 31.5 | refused | 4.8 |
| Haswell Moor | wind farm | 10 | operational | 5.1 |
| Bowburn | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.1 |
| Spennymoor Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 200 | 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 (54.7222, -1.4349).