Bryn Blaen Wind Farm (13.8 MW)
Bryn Blaen Wind Farm is a 13.8 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2019; the record was last updated on 15 February 2024.
13.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 February 2024record last updated
Powyscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 26 November 2015 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 August 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 August 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 15 June 2017 | Construction started |
| 1 January 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Njord Energy
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- P/2014/1102
- Appeal reference
- APP/T6850/A/15/3133966
- Turbines
- 6
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- land north of the village of Llangurig in Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- Time to decision
- 90 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2873
Who decides
| Applications | Powys | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 42 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 78.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: DECC (S36), Powys.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn titli Windfarm | wind farm | 9.9 | operational | 6.1 |
| Bryn Du | wind farm | 16.4 | operational | 7.7 |
| Mynydd y Gwynt Wind Farm | wind farm | 89.1 | refused on appeal | 8.3 |
| Hirddywel | wind farm | 27 | application submitted | 9.6 |
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 (52.4196, -3.5943).