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Stella South Sub Station Haugh Lane Ryton

DC/24/00519/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 December 2024

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

Proposal

Installation of section of underground cable to facilitate Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site (Amended 10/09/2024, 10/10/2024, 06/11/2024, 22/11/2024).

Received
24 June 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ryton Crookhill And Stella
Agent
RES Group
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.16 Dec
  4. Target2 Dec
  5. Decided2 Dec

Decided in 161 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Stella South Sub Station Haugh Lane Ryton. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 14 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Ryton Crookhill And Stella.

91% of full applications at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2024
Consultation expiry
16 December 2024
Consultation end
16 December 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 August 2024
Target decision date
2 December 2024
Permission expires
2 December 2027

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
RES Group
Agent address
Beaufort Court Egg Farm Lane Off Station Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8LR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Tracy Long
Statutory period
161 days

Publicity

Site notice end
16 August 2024

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
18
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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