Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen (400 MW battery storage)
Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen is a 400 MW battery storage project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 March 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 April 2024. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 March 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Innova Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- P/2024/0155
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen, Wrexham
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- Name in REPD
- Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen - Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16114
Who decides
| Applications | Wrexham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Newry, Mourne and Downe, Wrexham.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PV | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operational | 3.4 |
| Penycae Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyll | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.2 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 7.6 |
| Land at Borras Hall | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 7.7 |
| Williams Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.8 |
| Land north of Bryn Lane | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expired | 8.6 |
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 (53.0301, -3.0378).