Rhydypandy Road, Morriston (100 MW battery storage)
Rhydypandy Road, Morriston is a 100 MW battery storage project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 26 January 2026.
100 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
26 January 2026record last updated
Neath Port Talbotcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 December 2030 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 26 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2025/0855/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- W/O Rhydypandy Road, Morriston, Swansea
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- Time to decision
- 34 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Rhydypandy Road, Morriston - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 18120
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Brombil Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 0.3 |
| Pant-Y-Moch Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.1 |
| Y Bryn Wind Farm | wind farm | 130 | refused | 2.9 |
| Tylerfedwen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.3 | permission expired | 5.4 |
| Ton Marw Farm | wind farm | 7.3 | refused | 5.4 |
| Baglan Bay Solar Farm - Phase 1 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
| Foel Trawsnant | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 6.4 |
| Baglan Bay Solar Farm - Phase 2 | solar farm | 10 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Chosen Park, Baglan Energy Park - Unit 3 - Battery Storage System | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
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 (51.5833, -3.75).