Planning application
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
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
- 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 5 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1306/DOC Awaiting decision
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
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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
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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
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2022/2847/SCR Decided
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
Battery storage / Energy management facility (EIA Screening Opinion)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2021
Received by Swansea
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8 Jun 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approve
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14 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in London
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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.
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Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
Battery storage / Energy management facility (EIA Screening Opinion)
Decided Outline 1 doc -
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
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 docsSmall domestic -
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Rhydypandy Road Morriston
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 docsSmall domestic -
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
Granted Conditions 13 docs -
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Discharge of condition 4 (construction traffic management plan) of planning permission 2025/0855/FUL granted 18th December 2025
Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs -
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
Granted Conditions 12 docs
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