Renewable energy projects in Vale of Glamorgan
41 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Vale of Glamorgan (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 18 approved but not running, 17 operational and 2 refused. The council refused 4 of 30 decided applications (13%; UK 19%), with a median 20 weeks from submission to decision.
41projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
18approved, not running
13%of decisions refused
How Vale of Glamorgan decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Projects in Vale of Glamorgan
Projects of 1 MW and more (31)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Road, Burtonbattery storage | battery storage | 440 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Aberthaw Battery Energy Storage Systembattery storage | battery storage | 249 | application submittedupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 65 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Pancross & Oaklands Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 50 | under constructionupdated Feb 2026 | May 2023 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Pancross & Oaklands Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | under constructionupdated Feb 2026 | May 2023 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Jun 2025 | Oct 2024 | refused May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Sully Moors Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted May 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| East Aberthaw Solar farmsolar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Dec 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension)solar farm | solar farm | 8 | abandonedupdated Mar 2019 | Aug 2016 | — | Mar 2019 |
| Sutton Mawr Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2014 | Jul 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| Garn Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.4 | operationalupdated Jan 2017 | Nov 2012 | granted Feb 2013 | Jan 2017 |
| Weycock Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Jan 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Jun 2016 |
| West Hall Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Aug 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | May 2016 |
| Whitton Mawrsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jun 2017 |
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Llanmaesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 6 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Llancadle Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2020 | Dec 2014 | granted May 2015 | May 2020 |
| Biglis Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | May 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Lane South-East from Cowbridgesolar farm | solar farm | 5 | refusedupdated Dec 2015 | Jun 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Mar 2017 |
| Port of Barry - Site 2solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Feb 2013 | granted Apr 2015 | Oct 2016 |
| Rosedew Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Apr 2017 | Mar 2015 | granted Nov 2022 | Apr 2017 |
| Port of Barry - Site 1solar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Aug 2015 | Feb 2013 | granted Apr 2015 | Aug 2015 |
| Treguff Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 4.4 | operationalupdated May 2015 | Sep 2013 | granted Aug 2014 | May 2015 |
| Corntown Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.4 | operationalupdated Nov 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | Nov 2016 |
| Home Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Jun 2017 |
| Land At Court Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.2 | operationalupdated Dec 2015 | Jan 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| Morfa Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Nov 2015 | May 2017 |
| Aerospace Business Parksolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2023 | Dec 2019 | granted Mar 2020 | Apr 2023 |
| Momentive Speciality Chemicals, Sully Moors Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital, Penlan Road Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Llandough Hospital, Llandoughrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Mar 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Heol Ceiniogrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| Caerau Lane, By Port Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — |
| Flat Holm Microgrid Projectbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Dec 2018 | — | — | Dec 2018 |
| Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 |
| Brynwell Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Feb 2026 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Dec 2023 | granted May 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Treoes Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Oct 2024 | granted Oct 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Old Wallace Farm, Dyffrynbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Postcode districts in Vale of Glamorgan
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF61 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| CF62 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 13 |
| CF63 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 11 |
| CF64 | 42 | 4 | 23 | 13 |
| CF71 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
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 Vale of Glamorgan by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.