Power plant · Darlington, England, United Kingdom
Byers Gill Solar
Byers Gill Solar is a power plant in Darlington, England, United Kingdom, with 180 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited and JBM Solar Projects Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Darlington (coordinates), England (North East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Darlington (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | North of Darlington | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Byers Gill, Stockton on Tees, TS21 1NE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Jul 2025 (permit EN010139, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 23 Jul 2025 (permit EN010139, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Feb 2024 (reference EN010139, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Feb 2024 (reference EN010139, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Jul 2025 (granted, reference EN010139, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Jul 2025 (granted, reference EN010139, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | JBM Solar Projects Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 180 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 487 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 552 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.5897, -1.4752 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010139)
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010139) · source
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010139)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010139) · source
Also recorded as
2 sources record Byers Gill Solar; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Gill Solar | asset:pins-nsip:en010139 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects | — |
| Byers Gill Solar Farm | asset:repd:12409 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) | Same similar name, coordinates and operator |
How it compares
Byers Gill Solar is the 212th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 334th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 180 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 212th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 334th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 914th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 260 grid connections (131 operating, 1,284 MW), 157 substations and 5 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 12.3 MW grid connection at Moor House Windfarm | Grid connection | 12.3 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Solar 22.99 MW grid connection at Whinfield House PV | Grid connection | 23 MW | Operating | 3.4 km |
| Wind 7.79 MW grid connection at Norton 132/11kV Direct | Grid connection | 7.79 MW | Operating | 3.7 km |
| Skerneside | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Aycliffe Forrest | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Aycliffe Industrial | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
Operators and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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