Planning application
Coltdene Solar Farm Land Near Kibblesworth
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
As published by the council, reference EIASCO/26/001
Application record
- Reference
- EIASCO/26/001
- Type
- Scoping Opinion
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lamesley
- Parish
- Lamesley Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Gateshead
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Gateshead took a median of 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Gateshead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gateshead's median decision took 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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