Earl's Hall (10.3 MW wind farm)
Earl's Hall is a 10.3 MW wind farm project in Tendring, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 January 2013; the record was last updated on 5 January 2015.
10.3 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 January 2015record last updated
Tendringcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2007 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2008 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 19 November 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 November 2009 | Appeal allowed |
| 28 February 2012 | Construction started |
| 13 January 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 10.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Appeal reference
- 08/00098/REFUSE
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- Earls Hall Farm, Clacton on Sea, Essex
- Council area (by location)
- Tendring
- Time to decision
- 139 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3943
Who decides
| Applications | Tendring | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 26 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (38%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Lane, St Osyth Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Chisbon Solar Farm (Frowick Lane) | solar farm | 13 | operational | 2.2 |
| Hartley Wood Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 22.5 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Sladburys Farm | solar farm | 12 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Holland Road | solar farm | 12 | refused | 5.3 |
| Solar Farm at Thorpe Park Solar Farm Land South of Thorpe-Le-Soken | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Bluegates Solar Park | solar farm | 10.5 | operational | 9.3 |
| Halstead Road Eco Hub Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 26 | refused | 9.8 |
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 (51.8092, 1.1109).