Renewable energy projects in Stockton-on-Tees
32 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Stockton-on-Tees (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 24 approved but not running, 4 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 32 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 16 weeks from submission to decision.
32projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
24approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Stockton-on-Tees decides
| Applications | Stockton-on-Tees | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Stockton-on-Tees
Projects of 1 MW and more (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowpen Bewley, Seal Sands Link Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | application submittedupdated Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | — | Feb 2025 |
| Cowley Complex, Stockton on Teessolar farm | solar farm | 120 | under constructionupdated May 2024 | — | — | May 2024 |
| Belasis Avenuebattery storage | battery storage | 75 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Aug 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | Aug 2025 |
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Letch Lane Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10.8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Dec 2021 | Sep 2021 | granted Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| Lambs Hillwind farm | wind farm | 8 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Oct 2010 | granted Dec 2011 | Feb 2017 |
| Bowesfield Flexible Energy Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Jan 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 |
| The Brick Bankbattery storage | battery storage | 7 | permission expiredupdated Oct 2023 | Jul 2018 | granted Jan 2019 | Oct 2023 |
| Eaglescliffe Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Sep 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | May 2017 |
| Norton Bottomssolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2017 | Feb 2016 | — | Mar 2017 |
| Seamer Wind Farm - Hambletonwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Nov 2012 | Mar 2009 | granted Sep 2009 | Nov 2012 |
| High Meadow Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Feb 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2017 |
| Wynyard Business Park, North Chapell Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Wilton Engineering Services, Port Clarence Offshore Baserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Jan 2026 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (16)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield School And Sports College, Thames Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| David Lloyd Club, Tees Barrage Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2023 | Jul 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Huntsman Drive, Seal Sandsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets, Wynyard Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Sainsburys Supermarket, Barlborough Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Dunedin House,Columbia Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| Motorpoint, Yarm Road Solar photovoltaics panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | May 2022 |
| Endeavour Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Glenfield Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Armadillo Self Storage, North Tees Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.1 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | May 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Nov 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Norton Substation, Letch Lanebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| The Forum Theatre, Town Centrerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS15 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| TS16 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| TS17 | 47 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| TS18 | 55 | 1 | 37 | 9 |
| TS19 | 55 | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| TS20 | 57 | 3 | 35 | 7 |
| TS22 | 68 | 4 | 41 | 10 |
| TS23 | 66 | 4 | 42 | 10 |
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 Stockton-on-Tees by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.