Solar, wind and battery projects near Carmarthen (SA33)
9 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SA33 (Carmarthenshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 6 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Bwlchgwnt Solar Park (0.6 MW solar farm, approved on 4 July 2022, not yet built), 6.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SA33
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcourt Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.3 | operationalupdated May 2015 | May 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | May 2015 | Carmarthenshire | 5.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nock Drayot Agricultural, Llysonnen Road - Micro Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Carmarthenshire | 6.0 |
| Bwlchgwnt Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Apr 2022 | Carmarthenshire | 6.3 |
| Cilcrug Farm, Transmawrwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Dec 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Carmarthenshire | 6.9 |
| St Davids Park Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jun 2021 | May 2021 | — | Jun 2021 | Carmarthenshire | 7.0 |
| Anthony Way, Cillefwr Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Carmarthenshire | 7.2 |
| Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters, Llangunnor Roadsolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Carmarthenshire | 9.3 |
| Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters, Llangunnor Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Carmarthenshire | 9.3 |
| Towy Retail Park, Old Llangunnor Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | refusedupdated Jul 2026 | Apr 2026 | refused Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Carmarthenshire | 9.4 |
Distance from the average position of the SA33 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Carmarthenshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Carmarthenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
All projects in Carmarthenshire
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 SA33, 1 project has 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.