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Battery storage planning in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot has decided 4 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 3.7 months to decide. Consented capacity: 53 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Neath Port Talbot compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, Neath Port Talbot sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 77th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Battery storage decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (4)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Chosen Park, Baglan Energy Park - Unit 3 - Battery Storage System Aldustria Energy Storage · P2025/0064 · 3.7 mo to decide | 30 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-19 |
Swansea University, Fabian Way - Battery Energy Storage Swansea University · P2022/0748 · 2.9 mo to decide | 0.53 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-06 |
Mynydd y Gwryhd Solar Farm Awel Aman Tawe · P2020/0408 · 5.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2020-11-27 |
Pen y Cymoedd Energy Storage Vattenfall · P2009/1053 | 22 | Operational | 2009-11-19 |
Does Neath Port Talbot approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 4 battery storage schemes Neath Port Talbot has decided, 100% were approved (4 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in Neath Port Talbot?
The median time from application to decision is 3.7 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much battery storage capacity has Neath Port Talbot consented?
53 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Neath Port Talbot
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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