Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane (28 MW battery storage)
Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane is a 28 MW battery storage project in Caerphilly, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 8 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 1 September 2025.
28 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
1 September 2025record last updated
Caerphillycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 28 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Voltwise Power Holdings Limited
- Planning authority
- Caerphilly
- Planning application reference
- 25/0472/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane, Croespenmaen, Newport
- Council area (by location)
- Caerphilly
- Name in REPD
- Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 19387
Who decides
| Applications | Caerphilly | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trecelyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Mynydd Llanhilleth Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Cwmcaesingrug Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 4.3 |
| Penrhiwarwydd Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Arail Farm Road | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 5.9 |
| Mynydd Carn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Cwrt Henllys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.6 |
| Mynydd Maen Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.6 | application submitted | 7.8 |
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 (51.6724, -3.1531).