High Volts Wind Farm (5.5 MW)
High Volts Wind Farm is a 5.5 MW wind farm project in Hartlepool, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2003; the record was last updated on 9 December 2009.
5.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
9 December 2009record last updated
Hartlepoolcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2001 | Application submitted |
| 27 March 2002 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2003 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2009
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Planning authority
- Hartlepool
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 3
- Address (REPD)
- Potters Farm, Elwick, Hartlepool, Cleveland
- Council area (by location)
- Hartlepool
- Time to decision
- 45 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3495
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Whelley Hill Farm | battery storage | 25 | application withdrawn | 0.7 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 13 | abandoned | 1.0 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Worset Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Sheraton Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Sheraton Wind Farm (Durham) | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.9 |
| Benridge Farm, Fillpoke Lane | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 4.6 |
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 (54.6936, -1.3003).