Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park (29 MW battery storage)
Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park is a 29 MW battery storage project in Gateshead, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 30 May 2021; the record was last updated on 27 May 2020.
29 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 May 2020record last updated
Gatesheadcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2018 | Application submitted |
| 23 November 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 May 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 29 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Derwenthaugh
- Planning authority
- Gateshead
- Planning application reference
- DC/18/00243/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Derwenthaugh Eco Park, Derwenthaugh Road, Blaydon, Derwenthaugh Indl Estate, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear
- Council area (by location)
- Gateshead
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7054
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 2.0 |
| Newburn BESS | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Newburn Bridge Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 9.3 |
| Mary Avenue, Birtley | battery storage | 71 | refused | 9.6 |
| Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.3 | refused | 9.9 |
| Greenhead Energy Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 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 (54.9636, -1.6886).