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Battery storage planning in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne has decided 6 battery storage schemes and approved 83% of them, taking a median of 5.2 months to decide. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Newcastle upon Tyne compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Newcastle upon Tyne sits in the 17th percentile for approval rate (9 points below the England average) and the 59th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Newburn Haugh Battery Storage Systemc Balance Power Projects Limited · 2023/1294/01/DET · 21.5 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-12 |
Newburn BESS - Battery Energy Storage System Fig Power · 2024/0447/01/DET | 90 | Application Submitted | 2024-05-29 |
Union Hall Road, Lemington - Battery Energy Storage Facility Newton Energi · 2022/0869/01/DET · 5.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2023-01-20 |
Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Battery Storage Newcastle International Airport · 2021/1818/01/DET · 5.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-28 |
Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Battery Storage Newcastle International Airport · 2021/1818/01/DET · 5.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-28 |
Newcastle International Airport Phase 3 - Battery Storage Newcastle International Airport · 2021/1818/01/DET · 5.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2022-02-28 |
Shelley Road The Energy Workshop · 2017/1567/01/DET · 2.4 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2017-12-22 |
Does Newcastle upon Tyne approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 6 battery storage schemes Newcastle upon Tyne has decided, 83% were approved (5 granted, 1 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Newcastle upon Tyne?
The median time from application to decision is 5.2 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much battery storage capacity has Newcastle upon Tyne consented?
0 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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