Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant (20 MW battery storage)
Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant is a 20 MW battery storage project in North Tyneside, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 October 2022; the record was last updated on 16 January 2023.
20 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
16 January 2023record last updated
North Tynesidecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 16 June 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 16 January 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Power 214 Limited
- Planning authority
- North Tyneside
- Planning application reference
- 21/01109/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant, High Flatworth, Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, North Shields
- Council area (by location)
- North Tyneside
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant - Battery storage
- REPD reference
- 9010
Who decides
| Applications | North Tyneside | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 11 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) | battery storage | 25 | operational | 2.8 |
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 2.8 |
| Port of Tyne | battery storage | 35 | operational | 3.4 |
| Backworth Lane, Backworth Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park | solar farm | 8 | application submitted | 6.8 |
| West Boldon Substation | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 7.3 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar Panels | solar farm | 5.8 | application submitted | 7.4 |
| E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (55.0036, -1.4822).