Planning application
Land West Of Rhydypandy Road Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference 2025/2325/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2325/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Llangyfelach - Area 1
- Parish
- Llangyfelach Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Swansea
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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7 Aug 2026
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