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Middlefields Depot - Main Depot Building Middlefields Industrial Estate Heddon Way South Shields NE34 0NT

Granted South Tyneside 260015 Solar Photovoltaics Prior Notification Non Domestic up to 1 Megawatt

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J

As published by the council, reference 260015

Application record

Reference
260015
Type
Solar Photovoltaics Prior Notification Non Domestic up to 1 Megawatt
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Prior Approval Required & Given SPVPN
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Decided
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Simonside and Rekendyke
Postcode
NE34 0NT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by South Tyneside

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Given SPVPN

  4. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Tyneside granted permission on 18 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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