Energy storage facility at Land at the Former Barry Power Station, Sully Moors Road, Barry

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Glamorgan Planning Committee on 12 Feb 2026.

2025/00807/FULApproved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

What was proposed

The application sought permission for a 50MW long duration energy storage facility with associated equipment, access and infrastructure.

“Construction and operation of a 50MW long duration energy storage facility with associated equipment, access, drainage, infrastructure and engineering works.”

Minutes

The committee approved the application

Planning permission was approved subject to conditions.

“APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):”

Minutes

A landscape and ecology plan

No site clearance could start until a plan protecting wildlife, controlling lighting and enhancing biodiversity had been approved.

“Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall take place, including site clearance, until a landscape & ecological management plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The plan shall include:”

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Contamination must be assessed

Development could not start until a scheme assessing and dealing with any contamination risk at the site was approved.

“No development or phase of development, shall commence until the following components of a scheme to deal with the risks associated with contamination at the site, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

“A preliminary risk assessment which has identified: • All previous uses • Potential contaminants associated with those uses • A conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways and receptors • Potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site…”

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A construction traffic plan

A plan had to be approved covering delivery times, routes, vehicle parking and measures to protect the highway during construction.

“Prior to the commencement of development, a Construction Traffic Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Management Plan shall include, but not be limited to…”

“Details of delivery hours outside am & pm school pick / drop off times, • Access/haulage Route. Not via local settlements or villages • Compound layout including parking for construction vehicles. No vehicles to park or wait along Sully Moors Road. • Loading and unloading areas for plant and materials on site. • Measures to control water, mud and debris entering the highway.”

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Noise testing after operation starts

A noise assessment was required once the site became operational, with further mitigation if noise levels were not met.

“Within 14 days of the operational use of the site (or phase thereof), a post installation noise assessment shall be undertaken. Details of the test results shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority within 14 days of the test date together with any details of mitigation should the units not achieve the required overall rating figure of -10dBA below the background noise level (L90) at 1 metre from the boundary of the nearest noise sensitive receptor at day and…”

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Protecting a nearby water main

A scheme to protect or divert a water main near the site had to be approved and implemented before other works proceeded there.

“No development shall take place until details of a scheme to either protect the structural condition or divert the DCWW asset identified as 12 IN. AC 1912 on DCWW plan ref 314548,168514 to the north-east of the site, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.”

“No other development pursuant to this permission within the protection zone shall be carried out until the works necessary for the implementation of the approved protection measures or diversion scheme are completed. The approved scheme shall be adhered to throughout the lifetime of the development and the protection measures shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.”

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Conditions

Approved subject to 1 condition, set out in the minutes.

Sources

  • Glamorgan Planning Committee minutes, 12 February 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Glamorgan's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Glamorgan
Date
Thursday 12 February 2026
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

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