Arail Farm Road (5 MW solar farm)
Arail Farm Road is a 5 MW solar farm project in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 17 December 2015; the record was last updated on 13 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
13 April 2016record last updated
Blaenau Gwentcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 13 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Active Renewables
- Planning authority
- Blaenau Gwent
- Planning application reference
- C/2015/0337
- Address (REPD)
- Land North of, Arail Farm Road, Abertillery
- Council area (by location)
- Blaenau Gwent
- REPD reference
- 6084
Who decides
| Applications | Blaenau Gwent | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 4 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 1.4 |
| Mynydd Carn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Mynydd Llanhilleth Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | application submitted | 2.6 |
| Pendragon Fach Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | refused on appeal | 4.7 |
| Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane | battery storage | 28 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Manmoel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Trecelyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 6.3 |
| Mynydd James Wind Farm | wind farm | 31.2 | application withdrawn | 6.4 |
| Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 8.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.7218, -3.1392).