Renewable energy projects in Blaenau Gwent
15 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Blaenau Gwent (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 9 approved but not running, 1 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 2 of 10 decided applications (20%; UK 19%), with a median 17 weeks from submission to decision.
15projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
20%of decisions refused
How Blaenau Gwent decides
| Applications | Blaenau Gwent | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Blaenau Gwent
Projects of 1 MW and more (11)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Carn Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 34 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2022 | granted Mar 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Mynydd James Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 31.2 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2005 | Jul 2006 | — | Oct 2005 |
| Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagarsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2020 | Jul 2018 | granted Aug 2019 | Sep 2020 |
| Manmoel Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 28 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Aug 2023 | granted Oct 2024 | Mar 2026 |
| Hafod-Y-Dafal Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 14 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | May 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jan 2016 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassaubattery storage | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Rassau Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 6 | under constructionupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2019 | granted Jan 2020 | Jan 2022 |
| Pendragon Fach Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 5.2 | refused on appealupdated Jan 2012 | Jun 2006 | refused Apr 2010 | Jan 2012 |
| Arail Farm Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2016 | Sep 2015 | — | Apr 2016 |
| Hafod-y-Dafalwind farm | wind farm | 4 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2015 | Oct 2013 | refused Jul 2014 | Oct 2015 |
| Rassau Industrial Estatewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2019 | Oct 2018 | granted Jul 2019 | Sep 2019 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Unit 19wind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | — | Jan 2021 |
| Roseheyworth Business Park Solar Array & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Roseheyworth Business Park Solar Array & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassaurooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2023 |
Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Blaenau Gwent by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.