Brynwell Farm (21 MW solar farm)
Brynwell Farm is a 21 MW solar farm project in Cardiff, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 10 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 February 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 10 November 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Brynwell Farm Solar Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3261558
- Address (REPD)
- Brynwell Farm, on land between the A4232 and Leckwith village
- Council area (by location)
- Cardiff
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 8088
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woden Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 65 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Biglis Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Sully Moors Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road | battery storage | 50 | refused | 6.0 |
| Whitton Mawr | solar farm | 6 | operational | 7.0 |
| Ipswich Road, Cardiff | battery storage | 93 | approved, not built | 7.0 |
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 7.4 |
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 (51.4649, -3.2307).