Energy Incident Register
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County Durham: energy planning applications

116 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for County Durham, 2.9 GW in all. 21 still in planning.

21In planning
45Granted or being built
24Operating
26Refused, withdrawn or closed

Battery storage 17 · Solar 63 · Onshore wind 36 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK

Alerts for applications near you

An email when an application near your postcode in County Durham or beyond is added or decided, or an incident is recorded nearby. Free, nothing else, one click to stop.

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Every application in County Durham, newest first

Latest decisions

Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal

Incidents on the register near County Durham's applications

5 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

For a planning case

The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in County Durham, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).

Neighbouring planning authorities

Sunderland49Stockton-on-Tees36Hartlepool27Darlington26Gateshead26South Tyneside17Newcastle upon Tyne51Middlesbrough16

Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.