Port of Tyne (35 MW battery storage)
Port of Tyne is a 35 MW battery storage project in South Tyneside, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2018; the record was last updated on 9 May 2019.
35 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
9 May 2019record last updated
South Tynesidecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2018 | Construction started |
| 1 July 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 May 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Foresight
- Planning authority
- South Tyneside
- Planning application reference
- ST/0867/16/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Port of Tyne, Tyne Dock, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
- Council area (by location)
- South Tyneside
- REPD reference
- 6976
Who decides
| Applications | South Tyneside | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 1 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 9 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 6.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant | battery storage | 20 | under construction | 3.4 |
| West Boldon Substation | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) | battery storage | 25 | operational | 6.2 |
| Washington Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Woodhouse Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused | 8.0 |
| Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.3 | refused | 8.4 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (54.9773, -1.4559).