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Coltdene Solar Farm Land Near Kibblesworth

EIASCO/26/001Awaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

EIA SCOPING OPINION REQUEST for proposed solar farm development and associated infrastructure with a capacity of upto 49.9MW energy on land at Kibblesworth

Submitted
21 April 2026
Public comments
9 · last counted 30 October 2026
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Coltdene Solar Farm Land Near Kibblesworth. Gateshead has handled 4,451 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,075 applications in total for the NE11 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
NE11 0XE

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Gateshead
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Source: Gateshead

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