Lambs Hill Wind Farm provides renewable electricity to power 5,750 homes each year.
Located just north east of Stockton-on-Tees, the wind farm provides more than £11,900 in annual grants for the local communities.
8MW
of electricity generation capacity per year
£11,900+
annual community benefit fund
5,750
homes provided with renewable electricity annually
£250,000+
community benefits during the entire wind farm lifespan
£1 million
spent on local contractors and companies during construction
£88,000
annual business rates paid to Stockton Borough Council
Key facts
Lambs Hill Wind Farm
At OnPath Energy, we’re powering a more sustainable future through renewable energy. Our projects, like Lambs Hill Wind Farm, inspire and enable communities, businesses, and landowners to embrace a just transition to net zero.
- Electricity generation capacity: Up to 8MW
- Postcode of nearby property: TS21 1JY
- Number of turbines: 4
- Tip height: 125m
- Local Planning Authority: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Lifespan: 40 years in operation plus one year for construction and decommissioning
- Operational since: early 2017
One of the key benefits of Lambs Hill Wind Farm, agreed together with the community, involves improvements and enhancements to Stillington Forest Park over a 25-year period.
Community benefits
We establish community funds for every OnPath renewables project to ensure that the benefits are channelled back into the local community. The Lambs Hill Wind Farm Community Fund currently receives £11,966.10 each year from the wind farm. Grants are awarded to local voluntary organisations, community groups and environmental projects.
To ensure the funding is channelled to causes and activities important to the local communities, the fund is managed by a Community Fund committee made up of members from the local parish councils as well as the district and county councillors. The committee meets regularly so that local residents can can raise any issues with the operation and maintenance of the wind farm.
The Committee agrees how and where grants are awarded based on a range of criteria and the information received in the funding application.
Projects from the areas of Stillington and Whitton, Bishopton, Foxton, Great Stainton, Little Stainton, Grindon and Bishopton Crossings are eligible for funding and we may consider projects from outside of this area if they will benefit people in the local parishes.
Applying for a grant
If you would like to apply for a grant from the Lambs Hill Wind Farm Community Fund, please first contact our fund manager before applying for a grant.
Tel 0191 378 6342
Email fundmanager@bankscommunityfund.co.uk
You can then apply for a grant via the County Durham Community Foundation (CDCF) website.
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