Washington Road Solar Farm (20 MW)
Washington Road Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Sunderland, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 December 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 December 2021. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 1 December 2024, 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 1 December 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 December 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Engerera Renewables Limited
- Planning authority
- Sunderland
- Planning application reference
- 21/02381/FUL
- Site area
- 18.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Nissan Motor Manufacturing Uk Limited, Washington Road, Usworth, Sunderland
- Council area (by location)
- Sunderland
- Time to decision
- 8 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Washington Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9841
Who decides
| Applications | Sunderland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 40 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (8%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 8.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouse Farm | solar farm | 11 | refused | 1.7 |
| West Boldon Substation | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Fox Cover Road | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road | battery storage | 38 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Usworth House Farm, Peareth Hall Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 27.3 | refused | 5.3 |
| E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Port of Tyne | battery storage | 35 | operational | 6.3 |
| Church Bank | battery storage | 100 | application submitted | 6.5 |
| Mary Avenue, Birtley | battery storage | 71 | refused | 7.9 |
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 (54.9206, -1.4669).