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Craig y Perthi Solar Farm

Application RefusedChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 January 2026

Technology
Battery storage (Co-located with RE)
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
JBM Solar Projects Limited
Location
Btw M4 and the Railway, Near Llanwern, Underwood & Bishston, Newport, Gwent, NP18 2EA, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Welsh Government (NSIP)
Planning application
DNS/3279787

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  • 11 April 2024 Planning application submitted
  • 21 October 2025 Planning permission refused

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The register holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom, 9 of them fires, and 177 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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