Castle Road, Burton (440 MW battery storage)
Castle Road, Burton is a 440 MW battery storage project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 25 July 2025.
440 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
25 July 2025record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 440 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Rewe 7 Limited
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2025/00525/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Castle Road, Burton, Rhoose, Barry
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Name in REPD
- Castle Road, Burton - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19157
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Barry - Site 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.7 |
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 2.7 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.0 |
| Biglis Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Sully Moors Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Sutton Mawr Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road | battery storage | 50 | refused | 4.0 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
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 (51.4041, -3.2752).