Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm (27.3 MW)
Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm is a 27.3 MW solar farm project in Sunderland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 31 October 2025; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025.
27.3 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
2 December 2025record last updated
Sunderlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 31 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 27.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Boom Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Sunderland
- Planning application reference
- 22/02803/FU4
- Site area
- 60.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Usworth House Farm Peareth Hall Road Springwell
- Council area (by location)
- Sunderland
- Time to decision
- 145 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11901
Who decides
| Applications | Sunderland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Avenue, Birtley | battery storage | 71 | refused | 3.5 |
| Washington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| West Boldon Substation | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Woodhouse Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused | 6.0 |
| Fox Cover Road | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
| Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 7.9 |
| Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 8.0 |
| Port of Tyne | battery storage | 35 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (54.9239, -1.5492).