Renewable energy projects in South Tyneside
17 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in South Tyneside (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 11 approved but not running, 1 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 1 of 12 decided applications (8%; UK 19%), with a median 6 weeks from submission to decision.
17projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
11approved, not running
8%of decisions refused
How South Tyneside decides
| Applications | South Tyneside | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Projects in South Tyneside
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Bankbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| West Boldon Substationbattery storage | battery storage | 60 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Jul 2023 | granted Dec 2024 | Jul 2025 |
| E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | — | Jul 2024 |
| Port of Tynebattery storage | battery storage | 35 | operationalupdated May 2019 | Sep 2016 | — | May 2019 |
| A&P Tynewind turbine | wind turbine | 2 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2015 | Feb 2008 | granted Apr 2009 | Jun 2015 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (12)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Energy Network, Blackett Street - Turbine Repoweringwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.8 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock Solar Photovoltaics Equipmentrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Sep 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Middlefields Depot, Middlefields Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Clarendon, Windmill Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Sep 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Mortimer community college, Reading Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Hebburn Lakes Primary School, Campbell Park Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Mar 2026 | May 2026 |
| Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dockbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022 | Jul 2022 | — | Aug 2022 |
| AESC UK, Giga Factories, Plot 2 - Plant 3, Warehouse, Office & Sub-stationsbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Apr 2024 | granted Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| UTS Engineering, Pilgrimswayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
Postcode districts in South Tyneside
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE31 | 114 | 9 | 89 | 7 |
| NE32 | 105 | 9 | 81 | 7 |
| NE33 | 65 | 5 | 49 | 6 |
| NE34 | 71 | 5 | 53 | 6 |
| NE35 | 90 | 7 | 68 | 7 |
| NE36 | 82 | 6 | 64 | 6 |
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 South Tyneside by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.