Renewable energy projects in North Tyneside
19 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in North Tyneside (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 14 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 14 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 7 weeks from submission to decision.
19projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
14approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How North Tyneside decides
| Applications | North Tyneside | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 11 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in North Tyneside
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2024 | Nov 2022 | granted May 2023 | Oct 2024 |
| Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS)battery storage | battery storage | 25 | operationalupdated Aug 2018 | Sep 2016 | — | Aug 2018 |
| Standby Embedded Stor Power Plantbattery storage | battery storage | 20 | under constructionupdated Jan 2023 | Apr 2021 | granted Jun 2021 | Jan 2023 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Parksolar farm | solar farm | 8 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Mar 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Mylord Crescent, Camperdown Industrial Estate, Unit 12rooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tyneside General Hospitalrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| Unit A, Merlin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Unit B, Merlin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Unit C, Merlin Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| North Gosforth Academy, Dudley Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Border Control Post, Coble Denerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Sterling Pharma Solutionsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Quorum Building, Benton Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Soil Machine Dynamic, Davy Bankrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Venus Park, Trading Estatebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Jul 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Mar 2024 |
| Whitley Road, Holystonebattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2026 | Aug 2022 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Hamar Close & Wallsend Road, High Flatworthbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Apr 2023 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Planet Place, Stephenson Industrial Estate - Unit 27 - Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Tynemouth Substationbattery storage | battery storage | — | application withdrawnupdated May 2026 | Aug 2024 | — | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in North Tyneside
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE12 | 102 | 11 | 82 | 4 |
| NE25 | 67 | 10 | 47 | 5 |
| NE26 | 48 | 9 | 31 | 4 |
| NE27 | 82 | 10 | 65 | 3 |
| NE28 | 98 | 11 | 75 | 7 |
| NE29 | 64 | 11 | 48 | 2 |
| NE30 | 48 | 10 | 33 | 2 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to North Tyneside by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.