Brechfa Forest East Wind Farm (36 MW)
Brechfa Forest East Wind Farm is a 36 MW wind farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 30 October 2018.
36 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
30 October 2018record last updated
Carmarthenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 January 2011 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2013 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 36 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Planning application reference
- E/24195
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Forestry Commission Wales Land and Agricultural Land South of Rhydcymerau (B4337) and North of Abergorlech (B4310)
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 154 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3582
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Llywelyn | wind farm | 48.3 | refused on appeal | 5.4 |
| Brechfa Forest West | wind farm | 57.4 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (52.0095, -4.0798).