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Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels

OperationalChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 23 November 2023

Technology
Solar
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, NE8 1HH, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Gateshead
Planning application
DC/21/00737/FUL
First operating
2022

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  • 7 June 2021 Planning application submitted
  • 17 September 2021 Planning permission granted
  • 1 December 2021 Construction started
  • 1 January 2022 Operational

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