Traston Road (20 MW battery storage)
Traston Road is a 20 MW battery storage project in Newport, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 January 2026; the record was last updated on 13 February 2026.
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operationalstatus in REPD
13 February 2026record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2016 | Application submitted |
| 3 November 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 January 2026 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Field Energy
- Planning authority
- Newport
- Planning application reference
- 16/0855
- Address (REPD)
- Land East Of Clarke Energy Production, Traston Road, Newport
- Council area (by location)
- Newport
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6929
Who decides
| Applications | Newport | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (23%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solutia UK Ltd | wind farm | 5 | operational | 0.3 |
| Leeway House, Leeway Industrial Estate | battery storage | 20.6 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Uskmouth Power Station | battery storage | 230 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 2.6 |
| Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 75 | operational | 4.5 |
| Craig y Perthi Solar Farm | solar farm | 99.9 | refused | 5.9 |
| Eastern Site | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.2 |
| Wentlooge Renewable Energy Hub | solar farm | 125 | appeal lodged | 6.8 |
| Court Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 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 (51.5681, -2.9667).