Planning application
Land North West Of High Middlefield Farm Durham Road Thorpe Thewles TS21 3LT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 73 application to vary conditions no2 (Approved Plans), no12 (Flood Risk Assessment), no13 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and no18 (Cessation of Use) of planning approval 20/2692/FUL - Installation of a ground mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generation system (Solar Farm), co-located battery storage, 132kV substation, associated equipment and infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 26/0635/VARY
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0635/VARY
- Type
- Variation of a condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Northern Parishes
- Parish
- Grindon & Thorpe Thewles Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TS21 3LT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Stockton-on-Tees register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/0608/DCH Granted
Land North West Of High Middlefield Farm Durham Road Thorpe Thewles TS21 3LT
Information to discharge conditions no5 (Soft Landscaping) and no6 (Soft Landscape Management Plan) of planning approval 20/2692/FUL - Installation of a ground mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generation system (Solar Farm), co-located battery storage, 132kV substation, associated equipment and infrastructure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Stockton-on-Tees
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Starlight Energy UK Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2021 · London
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Stockton-on-Tees granted permission on 3 July 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.
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