Renewable energy projects in Swansea
41 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Swansea (REPD, July 2026 extract): 5 pending, 19 approved but not running, 8 operational and 6 refused. The council refused 9 of 35 decided applications (26%; UK 19%), with a median 18 weeks from submission to decision.
41projects in the council area
5awaiting a decision
19approved, not running
26%of decisions refused
How Swansea decides
| Applications | Swansea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Projects in Swansea
Projects of 1 MW and more (27)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea Northbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2025 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindrebattery storage | battery storage | 250 | application submittedupdated Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelachbattery storage | battery storage | 200 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2025 | Sep 2024 | granted Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| Parc Solar Caenewyddbattery storage | battery storage | 46 | under constructionupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jun 2026 |
| Parc Solar Caenewyddsolar farm | solar farm | 42 | under constructionupdated Jun 2026 | Jun 2024 | granted Dec 2024 | Jun 2026 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliwsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Apr 2025 | — | Oct 2025 |
| Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 32.8 | operationalupdated Apr 2019 | Sep 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Apr 2019 |
| Craig Y Perchych, Glais Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2023 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| John Green Frog Power Compound, John North Road Battery Systembattery storage | battery storage | 20 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Mar 2024 | granted Jun 2025 | May 2026 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 15 | application submittedupdated Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Carn Nicholas Farm (Extension)solar farm | solar farm | 10 | operationalupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2020 | granted Mar 2021 | Apr 2023 |
| Abergelli Glas Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Feb 2013 | granted May 2013 | Sep 2018 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | May 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jun 2015 |
| Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Nov 2013 | granted Feb 2014 | May 2015 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Mar 2020 | Jul 2015 | granted May 2016 | Mar 2020 |
| Carn Nicholas Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | under constructionupdated Sep 2019 | Aug 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Sep 2019 |
| Castell Ddu Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expiredupdated Mar 2020 | Sep 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Mar 2020 |
| Carn Nicholas Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | Aug 2015 | — | Dec 2015 |
| Brynwhilach Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Mar 2022 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Mar 2022 |
| Cockett Valleysolar farm | solar farm | 4 | operationalupdated Oct 2017 | Dec 2014 | granted Aug 2015 | Oct 2017 |
| Pencefnarda Uchaf Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.6 | refused on appealupdated Oct 2015 | Jun 2014 | refused Feb 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| Tir John Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Oct 2022 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Timet UKwind farm | wind farm | 2 | refusedupdated Jul 2005 | Sep 2003 | refused Aug 2004 | Jul 2005 |
| Webbsfieldsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | refused on appealupdated May 2015 | Jun 2014 | refused Sep 2014 | May 2015 |
| Killan Farm Solar Array Extenssolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Jan 2018 | Jul 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Jan 2018 |
| Brynwhilach Solar Farm, Morristonbattery storage | battery storage | 1 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2023 | Jan 2023 | granted Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel Way, Pentrechwythrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Tesco Extra, Nantyffin Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not built | May 2026 | granted May 2026 | — |
| Eurofoods Buildingrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2019 | Feb 2019 | granted Apr 2019 | Apr 2019 |
| Tesco Superstore, Tidal Reachrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Swansea Enterprise Park, Clarion Close Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | refused Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Garngoch Industrial Estate, Penllergaer - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | May 2025 |
| Kemys Way - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | May 2025 | — | May 2025 |
| Kemys Way, Swansea Enterprise Parkbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submittedupdated May 2025 | May 2025 | — | May 2025 |
| Ferryboat Close, Swansea Enterprise Park - Micro Energy Storage Unitbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Morfa Stadium, Normandy Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Heol Y Mynydd Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Feb 2026 | refused Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Swansea Greener Grid Parkbattery storage | battery storage | — | under constructionupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2021 | granted Aug 2021 | Apr 2025 |
| Hazel Court, Sketty Parkrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated May 2023 | Apr 2023 | refused May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2026 | Nov 2022 | granted Jun 2025 | May 2026 |
Postcode districts in Swansea
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA1 | 45 | 4 | 22 | 9 |
| SA2 | 42 | 5 | 19 | 9 |
| SA3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| SA4 | 51 | 9 | 24 | 8 |
| SA5 | 46 | 6 | 22 | 9 |
| SA6 | 46 | 5 | 23 | 9 |
| SA7 | 43 | 4 | 22 | 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 Swansea by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.