Blaen Bowi Solar park (8 MW)
Blaen Bowi Solar park is an 8 MW solar farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 18 May 2018.
8 MWsolar farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
18 May 2018record last updated
Carmarthenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Application submitted |
| 14 May 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 May 2017 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 18 May 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Solar Developments
- Planning authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Planning application reference
- W/28837
- Site area
- 14.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Blaen Bowi, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn, Dyfed
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2350
Who decides
| 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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaen Bowi | solar | 5.7 | permission expired | <0.1 |
| Blaen Bowi Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 9.1 | refused on appeal | 0.8 |
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 (51.9899, -4.4445).