Biglis Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Biglis Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 14 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 July 2016record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 2 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Conergy West Sussex
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2015/00573/FUL
- Site area
- 13.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Biglis Farm, Argae Lane, Barry, South Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5289
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully Moors Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road | battery storage | 50 | refused | 2.0 |
| Port of Barry - Site 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Brynwell Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.8 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Woden Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.3 |
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 (51.4233, -3.2395).