Renewable energy projects in Caerphilly
30 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Caerphilly (REPD, July 2026 extract): 5 pending, 5 approved but not running, 10 operational and 6 refused. The council refused 4 of 14 decided applications (29%; UK 19%), with a median 15 weeks from submission to decision.
30projects in the council area
5awaiting a decision
5approved, not running
29%of decisions refused
How Caerphilly decides
| Applications | Caerphilly | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Projects in Caerphilly
Projects of 1 MW and more (26)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twyn Hywel Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 92.4 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Jun 2023 | granted Nov 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Mynydd Llanhilleth Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 34 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | May 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lanebattery storage | battery storage | 28 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Cwm Ivor Penyrheol Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Feb 2023 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Trecelyn Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 20 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated May 2025 | Jun 2024 | — | May 2025 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hubwind farm | wind farm | 15 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Apr 2025 | refused Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Hendai Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 13.4 | operationalupdated Mar 2015 | Dec 2013 | granted Apr 2014 | Mar 2015 |
| Cwmcaesingrug Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | May 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Sep 2015 |
| Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2002 | Aug 1999 | — | Jun 2002 |
| Gelligaer 'B' Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawnupdated Jun 2002 | — | — | Jun 2002 |
| Penrhiwarwydd Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operationalupdated Apr 2015 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Apr 2015 |
| Land At Cwm Bargoedsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Mar 2017 |
| Cwrt Henllys Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Jun 2016 | Jun 2017 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hubsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Jan 2026 | Apr 2025 | refused Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlinsolar farm | solar farm | 4.9 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Apr 2017 |
| Manmoel Road Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 4.1 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Dec 2017 |
| Oakdale Business Parkwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2014 | Jul 2011 | granted Oct 2011 | Mar 2014 |
| Pen Bryn Oer Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 4 | operationalupdated May 2018 | Jun 2013 | granted Aug 2015 | May 2018 |
| Land at Darran Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.6 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Oct 2014 | granted Mar 2016 | Oct 2017 |
| Biffa Waste Services, Fochriw Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Pen-Y-Fan Industrial Estatewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.8 | refusedupdated Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | refused Sep 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| Fochriw Windwind farm | wind farm | 1.7 | application withdrawnupdated Nov 2012 | Dec 2005 | — | Nov 2012 |
| Land At Pen Y Fanwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2015 | Jun 2015 | — | Aug 2015 |
| Cwmbargoed Disposal Pointwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | refused on appealupdated Jan 2018 | Jan 2017 | refused Mar 2017 | Jan 2018 |
| Pen yr Heol Las Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1 | refused on appealupdated Aug 2015 | Sep 2014 | refused Nov 2014 | Aug 2015 |
| Penyrheol Las Farmwind farm | wind farm | 1 | refused on appealupdated Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | refused May 2017 | Mar 2018 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tafarnaubach Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Aug 2020 | Mar 2019 | granted Apr 2019 | Aug 2020 |
| Herbert Street, Hafodyrynys - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Duffryn View, Rhymney - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2026 | Apr 2026 | — | May 2026 |
| Pen-Yr-Heol Farm, Hollybushwind turbine | wind turbine | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2022 | Feb 2021 | granted May 2021 | Feb 2022 |
Postcode districts in Caerphilly
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF81 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| CF82 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| CF83 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| NP11 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| NP12 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| NP24 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
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 Caerphilly by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.