MOD Pendine, Llanmiloe (8.8 MW battery storage)
MOD Pendine, Llanmiloe is an 8.8 MW battery storage project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 October 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 November 2024.
8.8 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 November 2024record last updated
Carmarthenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 9 October 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 8.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2024
- Operator or applicant
- QinetiQ
- Planning authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Planning application reference
- PL/07023
- Address (REPD)
- MOD Pendine, Llanmiloe, Carmarthenshire
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 42 weeks
- Name in REPD
- MOD Pendine, Llanmiloe - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 15630
The scheme also includes 0.8 MW of solar farm, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
| Applications | Carmarthenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Cynog Extension | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | 1.4 |
| Parc Cynog | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
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 (51.7498, -4.5208).