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26/0898/PRPVND - Prior App roof mounted PV nondomestic Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for proposed 373 kWp Solar Photovoltaics (PV) panels to 1no warehouse within the landfill site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Validated
15 May 2026
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Consultation
19 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Newport Bridge to North Gare across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 125 m away: Lighthouse Green Fuels Project
The site is about 125 m from the project boundary. Generating station, application submitted. Also within 2 km: The Net Zero Teesside Project (decided, about 762 m); H2NorthEast (H2NE) (at pre-application, about 631 m); East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline (at pre-application, about 633 m); Lighthouse Green Fuels Project (DISCONTINUED) (withdrawn, the site is inside its boundary); H2Teesside (withdrawn, about 115 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area about 268 m away: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 268 m away: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI; Nature recovery project: Tees Estuary Recovering Nature (TERN); Inside the Middlesbrough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Prior App roof mounted PV nondomestic
Postcode
TS2 1UE
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Billingham South
Parish
Billingham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ecovision

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of commercial premises here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Stockton-on-Tees in the last twelve months, from validation. Stockton-on-Tees decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14925311
Planning Portal ref
PP-14925311
Neighbours
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stockton-on-Tees
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#112 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stockton-on-Tees ranks #180 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stockton-on-Tees decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #67 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #44 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #180 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #155 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
19 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
44 decided
612
Total decisions
41 refused in the year to March 2026