Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station (5 MW battery storage)
Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station is a 5 MW battery storage project in Conwy, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 5 December 2022; the record was last updated on 13 June 2019.
5 MWbattery storage
permission expiredstatus in REPD
13 June 2019record last updated
Conwycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 October 2017 | Application submitted |
| 8 January 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 5 December 2022 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 13 June 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Innogy
- Planning authority
- Conwy
- Planning application reference
- 0/44511
- Address (REPD)
- Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station, Conway Road, Dolgarrog, Conwy, Gwynedd
- Council area (by location)
- Conwy
- Time to decision
- 116 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7103
Who decides
| Applications | Conwy | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 31.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nant Bach | wind farm | 27.5 | abandoned | 5.5 |
| Moel Maelogen A Phase 2 | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 10.0 |
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 (53.1919, -3.8421).