Aberthaw Battery Energy Storage System (249 MW)
Aberthaw Battery Energy Storage System is a 249 MW battery storage project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 December 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 9 March 2026.
249 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
9 March 2026record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 December 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 249 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 9 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Aberthaw Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2025/01282/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Gileston Farm, Gileston
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- REPD reference
- 20451
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Llancadle Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.3 |
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Llanmaes | rooftop solar | 6 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| East Aberthaw Solar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Rosedew Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.1 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Lane South-East from Cowbridge | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.3 |
| Sutton Mawr Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 6.5 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 6.6 |
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 (51.3936, -3.4118).