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Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

Granted Swansea 2021/0163/FUL Full Plans

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of a Greener Grid Park comprising energy storage and grid balancing equipment, including change of use from agricultural grazing land, along with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access track

As published by the council, reference 2021/0163/FUL

Application record

Reference
2021/0163/FUL
Type
Full Plans
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
21 Jan 2021
Validated
8 Jun 2021
Decided
9 Aug 2021
Ward
Mawr - Area 1
Parish
Mawr Community Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 8 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/1306/DOC Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Discharge of condition 4 (construction traffic management plan) of planning permission 2025/0855/FUL granted 18th December 2025

    Decided 22 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/1044/DOC Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Discharge of condition 15 (details of all batteries, harmonic filters, diesel generators, auxiliary transformer and water tanks) of planning permission 2025/0855/FUL granted 18th December 2025

    Decided 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/0968/DOC Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Discharge of conditions 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 7 (Landscaping Scheme) and 14 (Dormouse Mitigation Strategy) of planning permission 2025/0855/FUL granted

    Decided 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 2023/0773/DOC Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Discharge of conditions 8 (Historic Environment Mitigation), 9 (Materials) and 16 (Cesspit Level Warning Device) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021

    Decided 1 Jun 2023 Conditions
  • 2022/2988/S73 Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Construction of a Greener Grid Park comprising energy storage and grid balancing equipment, including change of use from agricultural grazing land, along with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access track. Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021 to allow for changes to proposed equipment and layout

    Decided 19 May 2023 Amendments
  • 2022/2847/SCR Decided

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Battery storage / Energy management facility (EIA Screening Opinion)

    Decided 4 Jan 2023 Outline
  • 2019/2361/SCR Decided

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Request for a screening Opinion for a Battery Storage/Energy Management Facility

    Decided 6 Nov 2019 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2021

    Received by Swansea

  2. 8 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2023/0773/DOC Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Discharge of conditions 8 (Historic Environment Mitigation), 9 (Materials) and 16 (Cesspit Level Warning Device) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021

    Decided 1 Jun 2023 Conditions
  • 2022/2988/S73 Granted

    Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    Construction of a Greener Grid Park comprising energy storage and grid balancing equipment, including change of use from agricultural grazing land, along with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access track. Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021 to allow for changes to proposed equipment and layout

    Decided 19 May 2023 Amendments

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Arcus Consultancy Services Ltd Agent, registered in London

Dissolved · incorporated 2005 · London

18 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

97 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 9 August 2021, 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.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

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  • Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    2023/0773/DOC Submitted 31 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 8 (Historic Environment Mitigation), 9 (Materials) and 16 (Cesspit Level Warning Device) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021

    Granted Conditions 14 docs
  • Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    2022/2988/S73 Submitted 22 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Construction of a Greener Grid Park comprising energy storage and grid balancing equipment, including change of use from agricultural grazing land, along with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access track. Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021 to allow for changes to proposed equipment and layout

    Granted Amendments 56 docs
  • Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    2022/2847/SCR Submitted 2 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Battery storage / Energy management facility (EIA Screening Opinion)

    Decided Outline 1 doc
  • Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    2025/2325/S73 Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Construction and operation of a Greener Grid Park Facility comprising synchronous compensators, transformers, generators and ancillary plant, underground electricity ducting and/or cabling to connect to the existing substation, hard and soft landscaping, access and associated works (Variation of conditions 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 of planning permission 2023/0889/FUL granted 7th July 2023 to amend location and dimensions of infrastructure in the HV yard, transformers, generator circuit breakers, coolers, aux transformers and energy management buildings; relocation of offices, stores and CCTV and lighting columns, and changes to dimensions; removal of noise attenuating fencing around coolers; re-siting of fence lines around main compound and the fence line that runs through centre of the main compound; re-siting and increase in size of attenuation pond, and related changes to landscaping; changes to alignment of access track to main compound; changes to groundworks, raising levels and forming permanent earthwork bunds).

    Granted Amendments 74 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Rhydypandy Road Morriston

    2025/1926/NMA Submitted 9 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Construction and operation of a Greener Grid Park Facility comprising synchronous compensators, transformers, generators and ancillary plant, underground electricity ducting and/or cabling to connect to the existing substation, hard and soft landscaping, access and associated works - Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/0889/FUL granted 7th July 2023 to amend location and dimensions of infrastructure in the HV yard, transformers, generator circuit breakers, coolers, aux transformers and energy management buildings; relocation of offices, stores and CCTV and lighting columns, and changes to dimensions; removal of noise attenuating fencing around coolers; re-siting of fence lines around main compound and the fence line that runs through centre of the main compound; re-siting and increase in size of attenuation pond, and related changes to landscaping; changes to alignment of access track to main compound; changes to groundworks, raising levels and forming permanent earthwork bunds.

    Withdrawn Amendments 44 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea

    2026/1044/DOC Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 15 (details of all batteries, harmonic filters, diesel generators, auxiliary transformer and water tanks) of planning permission 2025/0855/FUL granted 18th December 2025

    Granted Conditions 13 docs

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