UNIT 24, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5SD Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0162 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings/structures, site clearance, land reprofiling, construction of a Synchronous Condenser (Grid Stability) Facility, with associated infrastructure, welfare and storage buildings, access, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, drainage, biodiversity enhancement, ecological mitigation measures and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Oct 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Blaenau Gwent's recent full applications.

Documents 47

Plans & drawings 19

PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-00402-PROPOSED-SITE-ELEVATIONS-WITH-INDICATIVE-LANDSCAPING-FIGURE-4 Proposed Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-014-01-Bat-Roost-Elevations-Details-Figure-14. Proposed Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LD192605-Rassau-2-Proposed-Lighting-Layout-Page-2-1-500-A1 Proposed Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LD192605-Rassau-2-Proposed-Lighting-Layout-Page-1-1-500-A1 Proposed Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 2986-LLA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-L-0001 Landscape Strategy Plan P03.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-017(01) - EXISTING BUILDING ELEVATIONS PLAN - FIGURE 17.pdf Existing Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-012(01) - WELFARE AND STORAGE CONTAINER ELEVATIONS - FIGURE 12.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-016(01) - EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS - FIGURE 16.pdf Existing Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-013(01) - COOLER AND ASSOCIATED EXPANSION VESSEL PLATFORM DETAILS - FIGURE 13.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-011(01) - SYNCHONOUS CONDENSER BUILDING ELEVATIONS - FIGURE 11.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-010(01) - EXTENT OF DEMOLITION PLAN - FIGURE 10.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-008(01) - PROPOSED BUILDING ROOF PLAN - FIGURE 8.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-007(01) - PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN - FIGURE 7.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-009(01) - SITE LEVELS - FIGURE 9.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-006(01) - EXISTING SITE PLAN - FIGURE 6.pdf Existing Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-005(01) - PROPOSED BUILDING FLOOR ELEVATIONS - FIGURE 5.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-003(03) - PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS - NO LANDSCAPING - FIGURE 3.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-001(01) - SITE LOCATION PLAN - FIGURE 1.pdf Site Location Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WPGSL059-PL-RA2-002(04) - PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN - FIGURE 2.pdf Proposed Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
SSSI about 252 m away: Mynyddoedd Llangynidr a Llangatwg, Cefn yr Ystrad a Chomin Merthyr.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NP23 5SD
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Rassau and Garnlydan
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Savills

Decision outlook

Day 64 of the 56-day target. Blaenau Gwent usually decides full applications by day 113.

Day 6449 days to the predicted decision (day 113)
24%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
15%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Blaenau Gwent in the last twelve months, from validation. Blaenau Gwent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026