Solar, wind and battery projects near Cardigan (SA43)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SA43 (Ceredigion): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 4 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Cilgerran (0.6 MW wind turbine, application submitted on 25 August 2023, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 5.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SA43
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crugmore Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 6.4 | operationalupdated Jul 2017 | Oct 2013 | granted Feb 2014 | Jul 2017 | Ceredigion | 0.7 |
| Rhosygilwen Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Aug 2011 | Nov 2010 | granted Jan 2011 | Aug 2011 | Pembrokeshire | 5.8 |
| Aberporth Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.5 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Dec 2014 | Jun 2015 | Ceredigion | 6.0 |
| Blaenporth Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 7 | permission expiredupdated Nov 2019 | May 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Nov 2019 | Ceredigion | 6.7 |
| Llwyn Du Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8 | operationalupdated Jun 2015 | Jul 2013 | granted Jan 2014 | Jun 2015 | Ceredigion | 7.5 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhos-Hill, Cilgerranwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.6 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | — | Sep 2023 | Pembrokeshire | 5.8 |
Distance from the average position of the SA43 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Ceredigion decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Ceredigion | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (11%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 7 | 45% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 35.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
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 SA43, 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.