Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm (5 MW)
Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 February 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 May 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 28 February 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 28 February 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2021 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 February 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Newcastle International Airport
- Planning authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Planning application reference
- 2021/1818/01/DET
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Newcastle International Airport, S/O The Eastern End Of The Runway & W/O Dinnington Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Council area (by location)
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 11345
Recorded together with Newcastle International Airport Phase 3 (battery storage, approved, not built).
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 BESS | battery storage | 90 | application submitted | 6.6 |
| Newburn Bridge Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 7.4 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 7.5 |
| Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park | battery storage | 29 | permission expired | 8.3 |
| Aesica Pharmaceuticals | wind farm | 6 | refused | 8.7 |
| Low Horton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 9.1 |
| Morris Marble Works, Cross Lane | battery storage | 100 | application withdrawn | 9.3 |
| Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | 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 (55.0376, -1.6987).