Newburn BESS (90 MW)
Newburn BESS is a 90 MW battery storage project in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 May 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 July 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 |
|---|---|
| 29 May 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 90 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 July 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Fig Power
- Planning authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Planning application reference
- 2024/0447/01/DET
- Address (REPD)
- North East Concrete Limited, High Street, Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Council area (by location)
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Name in REPD
- Newburn BESS - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16588
Who decides
| Applications | Newcastle upon Tyne | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 48 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (2%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 42 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburn Bridge Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park | battery storage | 29 | permission expired | 3.5 |
| Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Greenhead Energy Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 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 (54.9815, -1.7345).