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Newcastle upon Tyne North

MP: Catherine McKinnell (Labour) England Data to July 2026

Newcastle upon Tyne North has 2.7 MW of clean power (all solar) approved and still not built: enough to supply a year's electricity to 1,000 homes. Britain's grid bottlenecks still add to bills here: about £92 a year per household, £4.2m across the constituency's 45,290 homes.

Ranks 314 of 650 for clean power approved and not built.

What is stuck, and why

Project and developerTechSizeWhy it is stuck
Benton Lane, Quorum Business Park - Solar PanelsShelborn Asset Management Solar 2,900 homes
8 MW
Applied in 2026, still waiting for a decisionWho can move it: North Tyneside Council

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