Tyn Y Coed (500 MW battery storage)
Tyn Y Coed is a 500 MW battery storage project in Flintshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 May 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 22 July 2025.
500 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
22 July 2025record last updated
Flintshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 22 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- NatPower UK
- Planning authority
- Flintshire
- Planning application reference
- FUL/000450/25
- Address (REPD)
- Adj To Tyn Y Coed, Starkey Lane, Northop, Mold
- Council area (by location)
- Flintshire
- Name in REPD
- Tyn Y Coed - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19130
Who decides
| Applications | Flintshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 30.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 72.2 | operational | 6.9 |
| Land West Of Vicarage Lane | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Celyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.1 |
| Kingspan Factory Wind Turbines | wind farm | 5 | refused | 9.4 |
| Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 9.7 |
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 (53.218, -3.1194).