Planning application · Solar · Gateshead

NCL1, Follingsby Lane - Solar Panels

Awaiting Construction3.9 MWApplication DC/23/00115/FULSubmitted 17 February 2023Granted 20 April 2023

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The application

Application number: DC/23/00115/FUL
Planning authority: Gateshead
County or area: Tyne And Wear
Nation: England
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 3.9 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant: Zestec Asset Management
Location: Ncl1 Follingsby Lane, NE10 8YA

Timeline

17 February 2023 Planning application submitted
20 April 2023 Planning permission granted
20 April 2026 Planning permission expired

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1499, Solar panels linked to fires at council buildings in Northumberland, 17 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-1499	2025	Solar panels linked to fires at council buildings in Northumberland	17 km	Significant
EIR-1502	2025	Storm Eowyn damages solar panels at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre	35 km	Minor
EIR-2016	2022	Solar panel fire evacuates Hawick High School	97 km	Significant
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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for NCL1, Follingsby Lane - Solar Panels from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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