Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane (100 MW battery storage)
Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane is a 100 MW battery storage project in Gateshead, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 4 December 2025; the record was last updated on 16 December 2025.
100 MWbattery storage
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
16 December 2025record last updated
Gatesheadcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 July 2025 | Application submitted |
| 4 December 2025 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited
- Planning authority
- Gateshead
- Planning application reference
- DC/25/00366/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Morris Marble Works, East Side Of Cross Lane, Gateshead
- Council area (by location)
- Gateshead
- Name in REPD
- Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 19439
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park | battery storage | 29 | permission expired | 2.0 |
| Newburn BESS | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Newburn Bridge Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Mary Avenue, Birtley | battery storage | 71 | refused | 7.9 |
| Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.3 | refused | 8.0 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 8.7 |
| Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 9.3 |
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 (54.9571, -1.6599).