Newburn Bridge Road (100 MW battery storage)
Newburn Bridge Road is a 100 MW battery storage project in Gateshead, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 31 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 October 2024. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 31 March 2025, 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 31 March 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 31 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 March 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited
- Planning authority
- Gateshead
- Planning application reference
- DC/21/00922/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Newburn Bridge Road, Btw Flogas & Blaydon Caravan, Blaydon on Tyne
- Council area (by location)
- Gateshead
- Time to decision
- 32 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Newburn Bridge Road - Battery Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 12729
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburn BESS | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park | battery storage | 29 | permission expired | 3.6 |
| Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |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 | 7.4 |
| Greenhead Energy Park | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 8.5 |
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 (54.9752, -1.7406).