E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farm (40 MW)
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in South Tyneside, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 2 July 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 26 July 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 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.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 26 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Sunderland AFC
- Planning authority
- South Tyneside
- Planning application reference
- ST/0357/24/FUL
- Site area
- 48.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- E/O The Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road, Sunderland
- Council area (by location)
- South Tyneside
- Name in REPD
- E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13438
Who 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Boldon Substation | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Washington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Port of Tyne | battery storage | 35 | operational | 5.6 |
| Woodhouse Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused | 6.0 |
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.4 |
| Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Fox Cover Road | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 8.9 |
| Solar Farm at E/O Stockton Road | solar farm | 48 | application submitted | 9.8 |
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 (54.9423, -1.3934).