Planning application
Land On The East Side Of Addison Road Toronto
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full application for the installation, construction, operation and decommissioning of a circa. 27MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with associated infrastructure which include substation, transformers, site access improvements, landscaping, CCTV, fencing and underground cable.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00218/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00218/FPA
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Crook
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Committee
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
-
DM/26/00706/VOC Awaiting decision
Land On The East Side Of Addison Road Toronto
Variation of condition 4 (landscaping) of planning approval DM/01134/FPA to amend the road surfacing materials of the main access road and spine road, and the site ring road from a stone surface to a tarmac surface.
-
SCR/25/00020 Decided
Land On The East Side Of Addison Road Toronto
Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a proposed solar farm referred to as Toronto Green Energy Park
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
28 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
-
20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
122 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Wadsworth Barns Wadsworth Farm High Grange Crook DL15 8AU
Installation of solar panels to dwelling and garage roof
Granted Full applications 9 docsDomestic
Other full applications
In County Durham
-
DM/26/01157/FPA Granted
24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ
First floor side extension
-
DM/26/01154/FPA Granted
2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ
Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking
-
DM/26/01805/FPA Granted
Park Avenue Press Dundas Street Spennymoor DL16 6AR
Re-cladding and rendering of existing commercial frontage.
-
DM/26/01719/FPA Granted
78 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY
Replacement of defective timber windows and timber lintels repair of external stucco ashlar render to front elevation
-
DM/26/01650/FPA Granted
Vane Tempest Hall Maynards Row Gilesgate DH1 1QF
Proposed 2no. external condenser units to be mounted on rooftop on new unistrut frame on existing steel beams. Proposed 2no. internal 7kW air con evaporator units to be installed on equipment room wall.