Sully Moors Road (50 MW battery storage)
Sully Moors Road is a 50 MW battery storage project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 13 February 2026, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 March 2026.
50 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
25 March 2026record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 August 2025 | Application submitted |
| 13 February 2026 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 February 2031 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Centrica Plc Head Office
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2025/00807/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- The Former Barry Power Station, Sully Moors Road, Dinas Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 27 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Sully Moors Road - Battery Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 19656
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road | battery storage | 50 | refused | 0.8 |
| Biglis Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.4 |
| Port of Barry - Site 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 5.5 |
| Brynwell Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.9 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Woden Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (51.4128, -3.2293).