High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm (49.9 MW)
High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Hartlepool, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 May 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
49.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Hartlepoolcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 2024 | Application submitted |
| 28 May 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 May 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Enviromena Project Management UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Hartlepool
- Planning application reference
- H/2024/0180
- Site area
- 78.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane, Elwick, Hartlepool
- Council area (by location)
- Hartlepool
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16081
Recorded together with High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane (25 MW battery storage, approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Hartlepool | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 32.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Volts Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Whelley Hill Farm | battery storage | 25 | application withdrawn | 2.3 |
| Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Sheraton Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 13 | abandoned | 2.8 |
| Worset Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Sheraton Wind Farm (Durham) | wind farm | 10 | refused | 3.9 |
| Red Gap Moor Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | operational | 4.0 |
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 (54.6826, -1.321).