Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane (50 MW battery storage)
Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane is a 50 MW battery storage project in Hartlepool, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 7 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 January 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
2 January 2024record last updated
Hartlepoolcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2023 | Application submitted |
| 7 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 December 2026 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Reliance Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Hartlepool
- Planning application reference
- H/2022/0459
- Address (REPD)
- North East Corner Whelly Hill Farm
- Council area (by location)
- Hartlepool
- Time to decision
- 44 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 13246
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| Whelley Hill Farm | battery storage | 25 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Home Farm | solar farm | 13 | abandoned | 0.6 |
| High Volts Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Worset Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Sheraton Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Sheraton Wind Farm (Durham) | wind farm | 10 | refused | 2.3 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| High Barnes Farm, Coal Lane | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Benridge Farm, Fillpoke Lane | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 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 (54.6998, -1.3014).