National Road, Cilfynydd (200 MW battery storage)
National Road, Cilfynydd is a 200 MW battery storage project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 16 June 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 11 August 2025.
200 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
11 August 2025record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 June 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 11 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Rewe 2 Limited
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 25/0604/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- North & S/O National Road, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Name in REPD
- National Road, Cilfynydd - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19201
Who decides
| Applications | Rhondda Cynon Taf | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Array at Bryntail Road | solar farm | 39.9 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | solar farm | 30.7 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | wind farm | 30.4 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Twyn Hywel Wind Farm | wind farm | 92.4 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Berthlwyd Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Llwyncelyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.2 | application submitted | 5.1 |
| Cwm Ivor Penyrheol Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Hendai Farm | solar farm | 13.4 | operational | 6.1 |
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 (51.6268, -3.3195).