West Durham Wind Farm (24 MW)
West Durham Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2009; the record was last updated on 29 December 2014.
24 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 December 2014record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2005 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2005 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2009 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 December 2014
- Operator or applicant
- ESBI
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- 1/2005/0095/DMFP
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the north of Tow Law, Co Durham
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedley Hope, Tow Law | wind farm | 31.5 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.7 |
| Broom Hill Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 3.8 |
| Hownsgill Industrial Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 8.6 |
| Edge Lane, Maiden Law Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (54.7638, -1.815).