Greenhead Energy Park (49.9 MW)
Greenhead Energy Park is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Gateshead, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 24 May 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 28 June 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 |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Exagen
- Planning authority
- Gateshead
- Planning application reference
- DC/24/00429/FUL
- Site area
- 110.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- West Of Coalburns Substation And North West Of Chopwell
- Council area (by location)
- Gateshead
- REPD reference
- 14959
The scheme also includes 13 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Gateshead | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 23 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (4%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Energy Park | solar farm | 40 | appeal lodged | 5.7 |
| Kiln Pit Hill Windfarm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 6.9 |
| Hownsgill Industrial Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 8.3 |
| Newburn Bridge Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Green Croft Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
| Maiden, Annfield Plain | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 8.9 |
| Newburn BESS | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Wagtail Lane, Craghead | solar farm | 27 | refused | 9.9 |
| Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park | battery storage | 29 | permission expired | 10.0 |
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 (54.9125, -1.8173).