Renewable energy projects in Merthyr Tydfil
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Merthyr Tydfil (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 2 approved but not running, 0 operational and 3 refused.
7projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
2approved, not running
0operational
How Merthyr Tydfil decides
Merthyr Tydfil has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Merthyr Tydfil
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen March Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 30 | refusedupdated May 2025 | Oct 2023 | refused Mar 2025 | May 2025 |
| Merthyr Commonwind farm | wind farm | 24.3 | refusedupdated Oct 2013 | Aug 2004 | refused Nov 2005 | Oct 2013 |
| Bedlinog Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2013 | Sep 2011 | — | Sep 2013 |
| Tir Nyth Soalr Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated May 2016 | Jul 2015 | refused Mar 2016 | May 2016 |
| Pen Y Dre High School, Goitre Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 1.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Feb 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit E, Dowlais Top Retail Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Pengarnddu Industrial Estate, Dowlaisbattery storage | battery storage | — | abandonedupdated Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | — | Dec 2021 |
Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil
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 Merthyr Tydfil by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.