7.5MW
generation capacity
£11,000+
annual community benefit fund
£300,000+
lifetime community benefits
£105,000
annual business rates paid to Lancaster City Council
Heysham South Wind Farm provides renewable electricity to power more than 6,000 homes each year.
Located just inland from Morecambe Bay, the wind farm has provided more than £300,000 in grants for the local communities since it was established.
Key facts
Heysham South Wind Farm
At OnPath Energy, we’re powering a more sustainable future through renewable energy. Our projects, like Heysham South Wind Farm, inspire and enable communities, businesses, and landowners to embrace a just transition to net zero.
- Electricity generation capacity: Up to 7.5MW
- Postcode of nearby property: LA3 3JU
- Number of turbines: 3
- Tip height: 125m
- Local Planning Authority: Lancaster City Council
- Lifespan: 25 years in operation plus two years for construction and decommissioning
- Operational since: April 2015
Community benefits
Creating community value
We establish community funds for every OnPath renewables project to ensure that the benefits are channeled back into the local community. The Heysham South Wind Farm Community Fund currently receives £11,380.79 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 agrees how and where grants are awarded based on a range of criteria and the information received in the funding application.
Projects from the parishes of Heaton-with-Oxcliffe, Heysham, Middleton and Overton are eligible for funding and we may consider projects from outside of this area if they will benefit people in the local parishes.
“A second grant from the Heysham South Wind Farm Fund has helped us to turn an underused patch of land into a thriving community asset where local people can enjoy time in the open air, share their passion for nature and nurture the wide variety of flowers, fruit and vegetables that they grow from seeds through to harvest.”
Peter Morgan Treasurer at the Greenfingers Community Project
Applying for a grant
If you would like to apply for a grant from the Heysham South Wind Farm Community Fund, please first contact our fund manager before applying for a grant.
Tel 0191 378 6342
Email apply@onpathcommunityfund.co.uk
You can then apply for a grant via the Point North website.
Relevant documents
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