Eaglescliffe Solar Farm (5 MW)
Eaglescliffe Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2017; the record was last updated on 23 May 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
23 May 2017record last updated
Stockton-on-Teescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- UK Sustainable Energy
- Planning authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Planning application reference
- 15/1842/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Durham Lane, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland
- Council area (by location)
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5359
Who 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs Hill | wind farm | 8 | operational | 2.0 |
| Bowesfield Flexible Energy Park | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| The Brick Bank | battery storage | 7 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facility | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Letch Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Newbiggin Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 6.0 |
| Norton Bottoms | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.5 |
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 (54.5409, -1.3552).