John Green Frog Power Compound, John North Road Battery System (20 MW)
John Green Frog Power Compound, John North Road Battery System is a 20 MW battery storage project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 20 January 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 January 2023.
20 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
24 January 2023record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2022 | Application submitted |
| 20 January 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 20 January 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Green Frog Power Limited
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2022/2356/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Tir John Green Frog Power Compound Tir, John North Road, Port Tennant
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- Name in REPD
- John Green Frog Power Compound, John North Road - Battery System
- REPD reference
- 12455
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension) | solar farm | 10 | operational | 1.1 |
| Carn Nicholas Farm | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 1.1 |
| Carn Nicholas Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 1.1 |
| Baglan Bay Solar Farm - Phase 1 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Chosen Park, Baglan Energy Park - Unit 3 - Battery Storage System | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
| Baglan Bay Solar Farm - Phase 2 | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 5.3 |
| Ton Marw Farm | wind farm | 7.3 | refused | 5.9 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelach | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Craig Y Perchych, Glais Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 7.2 |
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 (51.6252, -3.8985).