Woodhouse Farm (11 MW solar farm)
Woodhouse Farm is an 11 MW solar farm project in Sunderland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 15 January 2015; the record was last updated on 21 January 2015.
11 MWsolar farm
refusedstatus in REPD
21 January 2015record last updated
Sunderlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 21 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- Sunderland
- Planning application reference
- 14/02132/FUL
- Site area
- 19.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Wood House Farm, Ferryboat Lane, North Hylton, Sunderland
- Council area (by location)
- Sunderland
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1839
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 1.7 |
| Fox Cover Road | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| West Boldon Substation | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.3 | refused | 6.0 |
| E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.0 |
| Mary Avenue, Birtley | battery storage | 71 | refused | 7.9 |
| Port of Tyne | battery storage | 35 | operational | 8.0 |
| South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (54.9053, -1.4617).