Bryntywod, Llangyfelach (200 MW battery storage)
Bryntywod, Llangyfelach is a 200 MW battery storage project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 February 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 February 2025.
200 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
25 February 2025record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 September 2024 | Application submitted |
| 6 February 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 February 2025
- Operator or applicant
- FRV TH Powertek Limited
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2024/1634/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- East Of Bryntywod Llangyfelach
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Bryntywod, Llangyfelach - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 16050
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 2.0 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindre | battery storage | 250 | application submitted | 2.7 |
| Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 3.0 |
| Abergelli Glas Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 3.1 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 3.5 |
| Parc Solar Caenewydd | solar farm | 42 | under construction | 4.0 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
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 (51.6743, -3.9639).