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High Volts Wind Farm
High Volts Wind Farm is an operational 5.5 MW onshore wind farm in Hartlepool, generating since 1 December 2003. Planning permission was granted on 27 March 2002, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: E.ON UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 May 2001 |
| Permission granted | 27 March 2002 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 December 2003 20 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- Nutrient-neutrality catchment — Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 12.5 | 5.4 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4.9 | 6.7 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 20.5 | 7.1 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 14 | 7.1 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 7.1 km |
Anaerobic Digestion · Operational | 5.1 | 7.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.2 | 9.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction | 1.34 | 9.4 km |
How big is High Volts Wind Farm?
High Volts Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 5.5 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates High Volts Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as E.ON UK. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was High Volts Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 May 2001. Permission was granted on 27 March 2002, 10 months later. The site became operational on 1 December 2003, 20 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3495.
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