Vacant Land (Formerly M H Southern) Land East of Church Bank Jarrow NE32 3DZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline application for the installation of a Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure, all matters reserved. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Tyneside Planning Committee on 9 Mar 2026.
Approved unanimously
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Outline permission was sought for a Battery Energy Storage System and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved.
- A member queried the size of archaeological trenches, and conditions were recommended requiring a detailed trial trenching scheme given the nearby historical site.
- Members voted unanimously to be minded to grant permission, subject to a biodiversity net gain contribution and the recommended conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of South Tyneside's committee minutes of 9 Mar 2026.
Site constraints 8
Show all 3 with distances
- 34 mChurch of St PaulGrade I
- 63 mMonastery of St Paul Ruins of Jarrow MonasteryGrade I
- 115 mJarrow Bridge (Tyne and Wear County Council Bridge No 433)Grade II
Checked on 15 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 Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Application type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NE32 3DZ
- Received
- 3 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Bede
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Permission with Conditions
- Decision date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Johnson Mowat
How this decision compares
Decided in 454 days from validation, 386 days slower than South Tyneside's median of 68 for outline applications. Approved, as 59% of outline applications here are.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in South Tyneside to go on. South Tyneside decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 23 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Oct 2025
South Tyneside ranks #154 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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