Power plant · Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
Home Farm
Home Farm is a cancelled power plant in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom, with 13 MW of capacity, operated by European Energy Photovoltaics.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hartlepool (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Home Farm, Worset Lane, Elwick, Hartlepool, TS27 3BL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Mar 2016 (permit H/2014/0513, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 Oct 2014 (reference H/2014/0513, planning authority Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Mar 2016 (appeal granted, reference H/2014/0513, planning authority Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Apr 2015 (refused, reference H/2014/0513, planning authority Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Mar 2016 (granted, reference H/2014/0513, planning authority Hartlepool) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | European Energy Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 22.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.7017, -1.2882 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Home Farm is the 881st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,558th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 881st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,558th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,783rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 274 grid connections (138 operating, 1,342 MW), 162 substations and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmoor | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Hartmoor 66/20kV | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Gas 49.894 MW grid connection at Worset Lane Generation | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Whelley Hill Farm Charging 2 grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Whelley Hill Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Amberton Road | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 7.7 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
Operator and place
More from European Energy Photovoltaics
- Claydon Farm18.2 MW
- Trinity Hall Solar Farm15 MW · under construction
- Eagland Hill - Solar Array15 MW · planned
- Woodhouse Farm11 MW
- High Leas6.5 MW
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.