Ipswich Road, Cardiff (93 MW battery storage)
Ipswich Road, Cardiff is a 93 MW battery storage project in Cardiff, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 8 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 12 April 2024.
93 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
12 April 2024record last updated
Cardiffcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 8 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 93 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Power 214 Limited
- Planning authority
- Cardiff
- Planning application reference
- 23/02817/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- First Choice Accident Repair, Ipswich Road, Penylan, Cardiff
- Council area (by location)
- Cardiff
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Ipswich Road, Cardiff - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15610
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Road, Cardiff 21/02369/MNR | 50 | 5 October 2021 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
| Applications | Cardiff | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamby Way Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 1.4 |
| Rover Way, Splott Energy Park & Data Centre | battery storage | 1,000 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Coal Pit Lane | solar | 5.3 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Brynwell Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Woden Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Wentlooge Renewable Energy Hub | solar farm | 125 | appeal lodged | 7.8 |
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 (51.4988, -3.1455).