Whelley Hill Farm (25 MW battery storage)
Whelley Hill Farm is a 25 MW battery storage project in Hartlepool, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 14 May 2019; the record was last updated on 14 May 2019.
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application withdrawnstatus in REPD
14 May 2019record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 January 2019 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2019 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Volta Energy Storage
- Planning authority
- Hartlepool
- Planning application reference
- H/2018/0508
- Address (REPD)
- Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane, Hart, Hartlepool, Cleveland
- Council area (by location)
- Hartlepool
- REPD reference
- 7296
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 | <0.1 |
| 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).