Planning application
Land Off Pound Farm Lane, Tonteg, Pontypridd, CF37 5SQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of battery energy storage system (BESS) including electrical substation and transformers, vehicular access, sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), associated infrastructure, engineering works, landscaping and boundary treatments
As published by the council, reference 25/1231/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1231/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ton-Teg
- Decision by
- Planning and Development Committee
- Postcode
- CF37 5SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
28 Nov 2025
Received by Rhondda Cynon Taf
-
15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
-
28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lichfield Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2003 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
54 documents on file for this application
- FRM
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- GIS
- ECOLOGY COMMENT
- GI STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPING STRATEGY
- EIA
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- HENEB
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- NRW
- HIGHWAYS
- ECIA
- PEA FOR PLANNING APP REF. 22/1222/10
- DWR CYMRU WELSH WATER
- DWR CYMRU WELSH WATER - WATER EASEMENT
- DWR CYMRU WELSH WATER - WATER MAIN PLAN
- SOUTH WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
- COAL AUTHORITY
- NATIONAL GRID
- PAC REPORT
- TREE SURVEY
- OUTLINE DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- FCA REV
- DESK STUDY AND CMRA
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT
- NOISE IMPACT
- TONTEG LVA
- FIRE SAFETY
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- SUBSTATION
- SITE LOCATION
- ACCESS TRACK
- PALISADE FENCE AND SECURITY GATE
- HYDRANT
- CCTV
- WATER TANK
- WELFARE CONTAINER
- SPARE PARTS CONTAINER
- POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM
- BATTERY UNIT
- SWITCH ROOM
- LV AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER
- GRID CONNECTING TRANSFORMER
- SYNC CONDENSER SITE
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- EXISTING SITE LAYOUT
- INDICATIVE CONTEXT PLAN
- FIRE STRATEGY PLAN
- CONTEXTUAL ELEVATIONS
- CONTEXTUAL ELEVATIONS
- CONTEXTUAL ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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Rhondda Cynon Taf granted permission on 15 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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