Solar, wind and battery projects near Penarth (CF64)
42 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of CF64 (Vale of Glamorgan): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 23 approved but not yet running, 13 operational. The largest live scheme is Rover Way, Splott Energy Park & Data Centre (1,000 MW battery storage, approved on 15 April 2025, not yet built), 7.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of CF64
Projects of 1 MW and more (22)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | refusedupdated Jun 2025 | Oct 2024 | refused May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Vale of Glamorgan | 3.0 |
| Sully Moors Roadbattery storage | battery storage | 50 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Aug 2025 | granted Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Vale of Glamorgan | 3.4 |
| Biglis Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | May 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | Jul 2016 | Vale of Glamorgan | 3.4 |
| Momentive Speciality Chemicals, Sully Moors Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Apr 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | Vale of Glamorgan | 3.7 |
| Brynwell Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Feb 2026 | Cardiff | 4.4 |
| Principality Stadium, Westgate Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.5 | operational | Aug 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | — | Cardiff | 5.1 |
| Woden Parksolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2014 | Dec 2012 | granted Mar 2013 | Aug 2014 | Cardiff | 5.3 |
| Port of Barry - Site 2solar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Oct 2016 | Feb 2013 | granted Apr 2015 | Oct 2016 | Vale of Glamorgan | 5.9 |
| Port of Barry - Site 1solar farm | solar farm | 4.5 | operationalupdated Aug 2015 | Feb 2013 | granted Apr 2015 | Aug 2015 | Vale of Glamorgan | 5.9 |
| Castle Road, Burtonbattery storage | battery storage | 440 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 | Vale of Glamorgan | 6.6 |
| Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 65 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 | Vale of Glamorgan | 7.3 |
| Rover Way, Splott Energy Park & Data Centrebattery storage | battery storage | 1,000 | approved, not builtupdated May 2025 | Mar 2024 | granted Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Cardiff | 7.3 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Nov 2023 | granted Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 | Vale of Glamorgan | 7.7 |
| Ipswich Road, Cardiffbattery storage | battery storage | 93 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 | Cardiff | 8.0 |
| Weycock Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | operationalupdated Jun 2016 | Jan 2014 | granted Aug 2014 | Jun 2016 | Vale of Glamorgan | 8.1 |
| Lamby Way Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operationalupdated Jan 2021 | Feb 2019 | granted May 2019 | Jan 2021 | Cardiff | 8.2 |
| Home Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jul 2015 | granted Jan 2016 | Jun 2017 | Vale of Glamorgan | 8.4 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Mar 2017 | Jun 2015 | granted Sep 2015 | Mar 2017 | Vale of Glamorgan | 8.7 |
| Aldi - Cardiffrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.5 | operationalupdated Nov 2017 | — | — | Nov 2017 | Cardiff | 9.1 |
| Whitton Mawrsolar farm | solar farm | 6 | operationalupdated Jun 2017 | Jul 2014 | granted Nov 2014 | Jun 2017 | Vale of Glamorgan | 9.2 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension)solar farm | solar farm | 8 | abandonedupdated Mar 2019 | Aug 2016 | — | Mar 2019 | Vale of Glamorgan | 9.4 |
| Sutton Mawr Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operationalupdated Oct 2014 | Jul 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Oct 2014 | Vale of Glamorgan | 9.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (20)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Vale of Glamorgan | 1.9 |
| University Hospital, Penlan Road Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.7 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Sep 2022 | granted Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Vale of Glamorgan | 1.9 |
| Brynwell Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Feb 2026 | Vale of Glamorgan | 3.5 |
| Techniquest, Stuart Streetrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Jun 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | Cardiff | 3.7 |
| The Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Placebattery storage | battery storage | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | granted Apr 2026 | Jun 2026 | Cardiff | 4.1 |
| Tramshed, Pendyris Street Solar Panels & Battery Storagerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2022 | — | Dec 2022 | Cardiff | 4.7 |
| Tramshed, Pendyris Street Solar Panels & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Dec 2022 | Nov 2022 | — | Dec 2022 | Cardiff | 4.7 |
| Caerau Lane, By Port Lane - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | application submitted | Apr 2026 | — | — | Vale of Glamorgan | 5.3 |
| Ocean Park Arena, Splott Solar Arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Cardiff | 5.3 |
| Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Portmanmoor Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 | Cardiff | 5.7 |
| The Maltings East, Tyndall Streetsolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Nov 2023 | Jan 2024 | Cardiff | 5.9 |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Heol Ceiniogrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | Vale of Glamorgan | 6.4 |
| Cardiff Universityrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2024 | Jun 2024 | granted Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Cardiff | 6.4 |
| Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2022 | granted May 2024 | Feb 2026 | Vale of Glamorgan | 7.3 |
| Old Wallace Farm, Dyffrynbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Dec 2024 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Vale of Glamorgan | 7.8 |
| Flat Holm Microgrid Projectbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Dec 2018 | — | — | Dec 2018 | Vale of Glamorgan | 7.8 |
| Gabalfa Interchange - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jul 2026 | Cardiff | 8.0 |
| David Lloyd Leisure Club, Ipswich Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Cardiff | 8.1 |
| University Hospital of Walesrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | Cardiff | 8.2 |
| Llanedeyrn Drive - Micro Energy Storage Projectbattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2026 | Jan 2026 | granted May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Cardiff | 8.8 |
Distance from the average position of the CF64 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 16 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 130 |
| Rooftop solar | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Battery storage | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1,584 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Vale of Glamorgan decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
All projects in Vale of Glamorgan
Is the status up to date?
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. Near CF64, 3 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.