Abergelli Farm, Felindre (250 MW battery storage)
Abergelli Farm, Felindre is a 250 MW battery storage project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 22 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 August 2025.
250 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 August 2025record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1580/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Abergelli Farm Felindre
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Name in REPD
- Abergelli Farm, Felindre - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 12661
Who decides
| Applications | Swansea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abergelli Glas Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.7 |
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 0.9 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelach | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.8 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Castell Ddu Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.2 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.6973, -3.9531).