Solar, wind and battery projects near Newcastle Emlyn (SA38)
10 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SA38 (Carmarthenshire): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Rhos-Hill, Cilgerran (0.6 MW wind turbine, application submitted on 25 August 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 10.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SA38
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenffos Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 1 | refused on appealupdated Aug 2018 | Jul 2014 | refused Jun 2015 | Aug 2018 | Carmarthenshire | 3.3 |
| Blaen Bowi Wind Farm (Extension)wind farm | wind farm | 9.1 | refused on appealupdated Sep 2011 | Apr 2005 | refused Sep 2007 | Sep 2011 | Carmarthenshire | 5.4 |
| Blaen Bowi Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | operationalupdated Aug 2004 | Jun 2000 | granted Jan 2001 | Aug 2004 | Carmarthenshire | 5.4 |
| Blaen Bowi Solar parksolar farm | solar farm | 8 | abandonedupdated May 2018 | Sep 2013 | granted May 2014 | May 2018 | Carmarthenshire | 6.0 |
| Blaen Bowisolar | solar | 5.7 | permission expiredupdated Jul 2018 | Jan 2012 | granted Feb 2012 | Jul 2018 | Carmarthenshire | 6.0 |
| Llwyn Du Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | Jul 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Jun 2015 | Ceredigion | 8.2 |
| Blaenporth Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Nov 2019 | Ceredigion | 8.3 |
| Rhosygilwen Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Aug 2011 | Nov 2010 | granted Jan 2011 | Aug 2011 | Pembrokeshire | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarnau Farm, Trelechwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Jun 2025 | granted Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 | Carmarthenshire | 8.5 |
| Rhos-Hill, Cilgerranwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Pembrokeshire | 10.0 |
Distance from the average position of the SA38 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Solar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
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 SA38, 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.