Norton Bottoms (5 MW solar farm)
Norton Bottoms is a 5 MW solar farm project in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 28 February 2017; the record was last updated on 31 March 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
31 March 2017record last updated
Stockton-on-Teescouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2016 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2017 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Billingham Valley Developments
- Planning authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Planning application reference
- 16/0431/OUT
- Site area
- 34.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Norton Bottoms, Fleet Bridge Road, Portrack Interchange Business, Stockton-On-Tees
- Council area (by location)
- Stockton-on-Tees
- REPD reference
- 6078
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 Brick Bank | battery storage | 7 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Belasis Avenue | battery storage | 75 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Bowesfield Flexible Energy Park | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Lambs Hill | wind farm | 8 | operational | 4.9 |
| Letch Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 10.8 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Land at Bluehouse Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.6 |
| The Carrs - Meadow Farm Energy storage facility | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| California Farm Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Eaglescliffe Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.5 |
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 (54.5839, -1.2874).