Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North (400 MW battery storage)
Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North is a 400 MW battery storage project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 May 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 17 June 2026.
400 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
17 June 2026record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 March 2025 | Application submitted |
| 19 May 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 19 May 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Innova Renewables
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2024/2401/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North, Felindre
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Time to decision
- 63 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North - Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 17035
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | <0.1 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindre | battery storage | 250 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Abergelli Glas Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 1.2 |
| Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 1.4 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelach | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 2.0 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.5 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Castell Ddu Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.9 |
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 (51.6922, -3.9583).