Planning application
Wardley Biogas, Wardley Disposal Point, Follingsby Lane, West Boldon, NE10 8YL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Upgrade of existing plant and machinery and installation of additional gas upgrader, feeder tanks and Co2 capture equipment.
As published by the council, reference 260225
Application record
- Reference
- 260225
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- REGISTERED
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Fellgate and Hedworth
- Postcode
- NE10 8YL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by South Tyneside
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5 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Tyneside took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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