West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm (41.4 MW)
West House Farm, Fishburn Solar Farm is a 41.4 MW solar farm project in County Durham, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 May 2024.
41.4 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
3 May 2024record last updated
County Durhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 January 2023 | Application submitted |
| 16 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 April 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 41.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 May 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Voltis Renewables
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application reference
- DM/22/03757/FPA
- Site area
- 75.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Trimdon House Lodge
- Council area (by location)
- County Durham
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- Name in REPD
- West House Farm, Fishburn - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13079
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Raisby Farm, Kelloe | solar farm | 25.3 | application submitted | 3.2 |
| Trimdon Grange | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 3.9 |
| Southern Law | wind farm | 5.2 | operational | 4.3 |
| Spennymoor Greener Grid Park | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Walkway | wind farm | 14 | operational | 5.6 |
| Butterwick Moor | wind farm | 20.5 | operational | 5.6 |
| South Thinford Lane, Thinford | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Bowburn | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.9 |
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 (54.6896, -1.4723).