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Solar, wind and battery projects near Whitley Bay (NE26)

48 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NE26 (North Tyneside): 9 are waiting for a planning decision, 31 approved but not yet running, 4 operational. The largest live scheme is Church Bank (100 MW battery storage, application submitted on 5 September 2025, no decision recorded), 8.3 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site (41.5 MW, operational), 14.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

48projects within 10 km
9awaiting a decision
31approved, not running
4operational

Projects within 10 km of NE26

Projects of 1 MW and more (15)

ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS)battery storagebattery storage25operationalupdated Aug 2018Sep 2016—Aug 2018North Tyneside4.2
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panelssolar farmsolar farm5.8application submittedupdated Jan 2026Dec 2025—Jan 2026Northumberland5.1
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centresolar farmsolar farm5.8application submittedupdated Feb 2026Dec 2025—Feb 2026Northumberland5.1
Standby Embedded Stor Power Plantbattery storagebattery storage20under constructionupdated Jan 2023Apr 2021granted Jun 2021Jan 2023North Tyneside5.7
Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm28approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2024Nov 2022granted May 2023Oct 2024North Tyneside6.1
Church Bankbattery storagebattery storage100application submittedupdated Oct 2025Sep 2025—Oct 2025South Tyneside8.3
Mylord Crescent, Camperdown Industrial Estate, Unit 12rooftop solarrooftop solar1.4approved, not builtupdated May 2025Feb 2025granted Apr 2025May 2025North Tyneside8.4
Port of Tynebattery storagebattery storage35operationalupdated May 2019Sep 2016—May 2019South Tyneside8.4
Blyth Harbour Wind Farmwind farmwind farm2.7operationalupdated Oct 2013May 1991granted Mar 1992Oct 2013Northumberland8.4
A&P Tynewind turbinewind turbine2permission expiredupdated Jun 2015Feb 2008granted Apr 2009Jun 2015South Tyneside8.5
Benton Lane, Quorum Business Parksolar farmsolar farm8application submittedupdated May 2026Mar 2026—May 2026North Tyneside8.8
Aesica Pharmaceuticalswind farmwind farm6refusedupdated Apr 2011May 2006refused Feb 2007Apr 2011Northumberland8.8
Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power)wind turbinewind turbine3.4operationalupdated Dec 2014Jul 2007granted Jul 2008Dec 2014Northumberland8.9
Low Hortonbattery storagebattery storage50approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025Aug 2024granted Jan 2025Jan 2025Northumberland9.0
Low Horton Farm Solar Farmsolar farmsolar farm50approved, not builtupdated Sep 2021Apr 2022granted Nov 2022Sep 2021Northumberland9.3
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (33)
ProjectTypeMWStatus (REPD)SubmittedDecisionRecord updatedCouncilkm
North Tyneside General Hospitalrooftop solarrooftop solar1approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021Sep 2021granted Nov 2021Nov 2021North Tyneside3.1
Unit A, Merlin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023granted Dec 2023Dec 2023North Tyneside4.0
Tynemouth Substationbattery storagebattery storage—application withdrawnupdated May 2026Aug 2024—May 2026North Tyneside4.0
Unit C, Merlin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023granted Dec 2023Dec 2023North Tyneside4.1
Unit B, Merlin Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Oct 2023granted Nov 2023Dec 2023North Tyneside4.1
Whitley Road, Holystonebattery storagebattery storage—application withdrawnupdated Jun 2026Aug 2022—Jun 2026North Tyneside5.0
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centrebattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Jan 2026Dec 2025—Jan 2026Northumberland5.1
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centrebattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Feb 2026Dec 2025—Feb 2026Northumberland5.1
Hamar Close & Wallsend Road, High Flatworthbattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Apr 2023granted Sep 2024Oct 2024North Tyneside5.6
Venus Park, Trading Estatebattery storagebattery storage—approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Jul 2022granted Sep 2022Mar 2024North Tyneside5.7
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.1approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Mar 2026May 2026South Tyneside6.4
Border Control Post, Coble Denerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2025Jul 2025granted Sep 2025Sep 2025North Tyneside6.7
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Jan 2026South Tyneside6.8
Mortimer community college, Reading Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Jan 2026South Tyneside8.1
Planet Place, Stephenson Industrial Estate - Unit 27 - Battery Energy Storagebattery storagebattery storage—application submittedupdated Jun 2025Apr 2025—Jun 2025North Tyneside8.1
Viking Energy Network, Blackett Street - Turbine Repoweringwind turbinewind turbine0.8application submittedupdated May 2026Apr 2026—May 2026South Tyneside8.2
Soil Machine Dynamic, Davy Bankrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024Feb 2024granted Feb 2024Mar 2024North Tyneside8.3
Clarendon, Windmill Wayrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Sep 2025granted Oct 2025Jan 2026South Tyneside8.3
Bede Academy North, Sixth Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Oct 2025granted Dec 2025Jan 2026Northumberland8.3
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock Solar Photovoltaics Equipmentrooftop solarrooftop solar0.7approved, not builtupdated Dec 2023Sep 2023granted Nov 2023Dec 2023South Tyneside8.3
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dockbattery storagebattery storage—application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2022Jul 2022—Aug 2022South Tyneside8.4
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimswayrooftop solarrooftop solar—approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Sep 2025granted Oct 2025Jan 2026South Tyneside8.4
Middlefields Depot, Middlefields Industrial Estaterooftop solarrooftop solar0.5approved, not builtupdated Apr 2026Jan 2026granted Feb 2026Apr 2026South Tyneside8.6
Sterling Pharma Solutionsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026Mar 2026granted May 2026Jun 2026North Tyneside8.8
Quorum Building, Benton Lanerooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated May 2026Feb 2026granted Mar 2026May 2026North Tyneside8.9
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenuerooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024Sep 2024granted Oct 2024Oct 2024South Tyneside8.9
Armadillo Self Storage, Heatonrooftop solarrooftop solar0.3approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025May 2025granted Jun 2025Jul 2025Newcastle upon Tyne9.4
Corchester Walk Solar Photovoltaic Panels & Air Sourced Heat Pumpsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2022Jan 2022granted May 2022Jan 2022Newcastle upon Tyne9.4
Hebburn Lakes Primary School, Campbell Park Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Jan 2026South Tyneside9.5
Benfield School, Benfield Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.4approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Jul 2023granted Aug 2023Sep 2023Newcastle upon Tyne9.5
Benfield School, Benfield Roadrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023Jul 2023granted Aug 2023Sep 2023Newcastle upon Tyne9.5
Blyth Academy, Chase Farm Driverooftop solarrooftop solar0.6approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025Oct 2025granted Nov 2025Dec 2025Northumberland9.6
Walker Riverside Academy - Photovoltaic Panelsrooftop solarrooftop solar0.2approved, not builtupdated Jun 2021Apr 2021granted Jun 2021Jun 2021Newcastle upon Tyne9.8

Distance from the average position of the NE26 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.

By type

TypeAllPendingApprovedOperationalRefusedMW in pipeline
Solar farm5320097.6
Rooftop solar250250010.4
Wind farm200110
Wind turbine310100.8
Battery storage135420170

MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.

Offshore wind farms within 40 km

Wind farmMWStatus (REPD)km
Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site41.5operationalupdated Jul 201814.0
Blyth Offshore Wind Farm Phase 2 Demonstrator Project58.4approved, not builtupdated Apr 202214.0

Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.

How North Tyneside decides solar, wind and battery applications

ApplicationsNorth TynesideUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)1410,236
Refused0 (0%)19%
Solar refused0 of 1112%
Battery storage refused0 of 316%
Median time from submission to decision7.1 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 0—

All projects in North Tyneside

Is the status up to date?

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. Near NE26, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.

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