Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road Solar Farm (27 MW)
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road Solar Farm is a 27 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 28 January 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 March 2026.
27 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
2 March 2026record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 January 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Toronto Green Energy Park Limited
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/26/00218/FPA
- Site area
- 47.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- East Side Of Addison Road, Toronto, Bishop Auckland
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Name in REPD
- Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 19733
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Road | battery storage | 22 | abandoned | 0.4 |
| Royal Oak | wind farm | 6.5 | abandoned | 6.5 |
| Bluestone Farm, Low Lands Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Broom Hill Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 9.5 |
| Field at School Aycliffe Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.7 |
| South Thinford Lane, Thinford | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 9.7 |
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 (54.6727, -1.6973).