Home Farm (13 MW solar farm)
Home Farm is a 13 MW solar farm project in Hartlepool, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 15 January 2020.
13 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
15 January 2020record last updated
Hartlepoolcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 21 April 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 26 August 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 24 March 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 24 March 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 24 March 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 15 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- European Energy Photovoltaics
- Planning authority
- Hartlepool
- Planning application reference
- H/2014/0513
- Appeal reference
- APP/H0724/W/15/3131584
- Site area
- 22.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Home Farm, Worset Lane, Elwick, Hartlepool
- Council area (by location)
- Hartlepool
- Time to decision
- 73 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4798
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 | 0.6 |
| Whelley Hill Farm | battery storage | 25 | application withdrawn | 0.6 |
| High Volts Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.5 | operational | 1.0 |
| Worset Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Sheraton Wind Farm (Durham) | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.6 |
| Sheraton Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Benridge Farm, Fillpoke Lane | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 3.7 |
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 (54.7006, -1.2914).