Planning application
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
Relates to 2021/0163/FUL
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. Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 2021/0163/FUL granted 9th August 2021 to allow for changes to proposed equipment and layout
As published by the council, reference 2022/2988/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/2988/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 22 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 19 May 2023
- Ward
- Llangyfelach - Area 1
- Parish
- Llangyfelach Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 7 applications since 2019: 4 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)
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2021/0163/FUL 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
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2019/2361/SCR Decided
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
Request for a screening Opinion for a Battery Storage/Energy Management Facility
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2022
Received by Swansea
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19 May 2023
Decision issued: Approve
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2021/0163/FUL 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
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