Letch Lane Solar Farm (10.8 MW)
Letch Lane Solar Farm is a 10.8 MW solar farm project in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 December 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 21 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 December 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 15 December 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 December 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 21 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco Limited
- Planning authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Planning application reference
- 21/2290/FUL
- Site area
- 15.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Letch Lane, Carlton, Stockton on Tees
- Council area (by location)
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Letch Lane - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9683
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facility | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Cowley Complex, Stockton on Tees | solar farm | 120 | under construction | 2.8 |
| Gately Moor Reservoir, Redmarshall Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 3.2 |
| Newbiggin Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | refused | 4.9 |
| Norton Bottoms | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| The Brick Bank | battery storage | 7 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Eaglescliffe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Lambs Hill | wind farm | 8 | operational | 5.6 |
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 (54.5895, -1.3718).