Solar, wind and battery projects near Whitland (SA34)
5 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SA34 (Carmarthenshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Bwlchgwnt Solar Park (0.6 MW solar farm, approved on 4 July 2022, not yet built), 8.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SA34
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caeremlyn Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 18 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | May 2012 | granted Jan 2013 | Sep 2015 | Carmarthenshire | 2.9 |
| Dyffryn Brodyn Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 5.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2010 | — | granted Jan 1994 | Jun 2010 | Carmarthenshire | 6.9 |
| Princes Gate Spring Waterwind farm | wind farm | 1.6 | operationalupdated Jan 2015 | Nov 2011 | granted Jul 2013 | Jan 2015 | Pembrokeshire | 10.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bwlchgwnt Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2022 | Mar 2022 | granted Jul 2022 | Apr 2022 | Carmarthenshire | 8.5 |
| Blaenpant, Blaenwaunwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Carmarthenshire | 9.1 |
Distance from the average position of the SA34 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Wind farm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
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 SA34, 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.