Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park (8 MW solar farm)
Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park is an 8 MW solar farm project in North Tyneside, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 31 March 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 May 2026.
8 MWsolar farm
application submittedstatus in REPD
14 May 2026record last updated
North Tynesidecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Shelborn Asset Management
- Planning authority
- North Tyneside
- Planning application reference
- 25/01018/FULM
- Site area
- 12.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The South East Of Roundabout At Salters Lane And Benton Lane West Moor
- Council area (by location)
- North Tyneside
- Name in REPD
- Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 20778
Who 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.1 |
| Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) | battery storage | 25 | operational | 5.2 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.7 |
| Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 6.8 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 8.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.0217, -1.584).