Power plant · County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Wagtail Lane, Craghead - Solar Panels
Wagtail Lane, Craghead - Solar Panels is a cancelled power plant in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, with 27 MW of capacity, operated by Ampyr Energy UK Development Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | County Durham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | S/O Wagtail Lane, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 7HH | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 7 Jan 2025 (reference DM/24/03466/FPA, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Dec 2025 (refused, reference DM/24/03466/FPA, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ampyr Energy UK Development Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 57.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.8535, -1.6996 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority County Durham, reference DM/24/03466/FPA)
- Permit applied for (planning authority County Durham, reference DM/24/03466/FPA)
How it compares
Wagtail Lane, Craghead - Solar Panels is the 435th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 826th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 27 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 435th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 826th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,096th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 278 grid connections (144 operating, 1,918 MW), 165 substations and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 46.55 MW grid connection at Morrow Edge Solar | Grid connection | 46.6 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Solar 45 MW grid connection at Morrow Edge Solar | Grid connection | 45 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| Holmside Hall PV grid connection | Grid connection | 55.9 MW | Planned | 1.7 km |
| Annfield | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Annfield 66/20kV | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Tanfield | Substation | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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