Great Eppleton Farm Repowering (8.2 MW wind farm)
Great Eppleton Farm Repowering is an 8.2 MW wind farm project in Sunderland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2010; the record was last updated on 24 June 2011.
8.2 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 June 2011record last updated
Sunderlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2007 | Application submitted |
| 10 August 2007 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2009 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 8.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 June 2011
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- Sunderland
- Planning application reference
- 07/00086/FUL
- Turbines
- 4
- Address (REPD)
- Hetton, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH5 9NL
- Council area (by location)
- Sunderland
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3504
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Hawthorn Pit -Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Woodlands, Windermere Road | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 3.6 |
| Hawthorn Grid Site | battery storage | 49 | operational | 3.6 |
| Carrs Farm, South Hetton | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Hawthorn Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | application withdrawn | 4.2 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Stockton Road | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington | battery storage | 57 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Hallfield Farm, Easington Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 5.3 |
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 (54.8273, -1.4272).